I have a Beagle. His name is Charlie. This story of Charlie, and his bark, is going to help us think about our approach to problems and solutions. More specifically, this story about Charlie will help us see how easy it is to recommend the wrong (less optimal) solution because we often focus on the wrong (not root) problem. You might say it’s the result of barking up the wrong tree.

I have been told Charlie is the best barker of any dog my kennel has ever heard. By...