Whether I’m working with an individual coaching client or an organization, something I see time and time again is the search for an Easy Button. For those unfamiliar with the term, an Easy Button is a button one pushes that instantly fixes your problems.

And who wouldn’t want the Easy Button? It means less work, less energy, and less brain power to deal with the problem when perhaps you’re already feeling exhausted and drained. Whether the Easy Button you’re looking for is a:

• Quick fix to a long standing challenge in the organization or your family

• Material object or activity to make unwanted feelings disappear

• Easy solution to stop a well established, undesirable behavior / habit

• Pill to make the illness / disease go away

• Switch to go from feeling unconfident to confident

The question is, how often do you or your organization keep trying to find the Easy Button for a challenge? What if the Easy Button you are seeking is a fairytale (i.e. an instant fix doesn’t actually exist)? Click below for an example of the Easy Button vs. reality, and ask yourself these questions to see if you’re caught in the Easy Button Trap.