Problem Solving

Successful entrepreneurs are challenging by nature. They always try to find out ways and think out of the box to overcome the problems that appears. They also identify new and potentially unique ideas to achieve their targets. Problem solving can be gauge an individual’s critical thinking skills.

Walter Elias Disney was an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. Disney developed an interest in drawing at an early age, and he took art lessons. He set up Disney Brother Studio with his brother. In 1928, he developed the character Mickey Mouse which is his first highly popular success. He also provided the voice for his creation in the early years.  

At the age of nine, he started working with only eighth-grade education, without any art training, and suffered from multiple business frustrations. But, he didn’t see these as failure but as the stepping-stone that assisted him to be a successful and perceptive businessman. 

Disney planned to build a theme park for many years. He wished to build a theme park that can make adults and children enjoy their fun. Nonetheless, the land to build the park near to Disney Studios was not that big. To rectify the problem, he bought a larger plot in Anaheim which was 56 kilometres away from the studio. Another problem came through when the shareholders were unpleasant and dissatisfied due to the distance of the project from the studio, Disney used his own pocket money to hire designers and animators team to continue his project. This action portrayed Disney is a good problem solver.