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September 2010
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What’s Your Critical Thinking Challenge?
Next week I’ll be in Oklahoma City for our Critical Thinking Boot Camp Open House. Participants in this 2-day workshop will gain techniques that enhance their critical thinking skills, strategic thinking, problem solving, decision-making & planning and implementing. In preparing for the event we ask participants to identify critical thinking challenges they face. One critical [...]
Critical Thinking about Social Media Myths (plus 24 fun social media stats)
During the “Think Fast” webinar yesterday, Jessica Miller-Merrell and I discussed the role and implications for Human Resource’s involvement in Social Media. A recording of the webinar is available for free here. In the webinar, we discussed how to create an effective social media policy and how to train your employees to use the RED [...]
Critical Thinking & Social Media Policy Webinar Great Success!
Today’s webinar, Think Fast! Turn information overload and thousand of social connections into increased productivity (on HR.com) was great! If you missed today’s event here’s a brief overview: Interesting Poll Results What social media platform is your company actively using: 26% Blogs 47% Facebook 57% Twitter 71% LinkedIn 16% Other If your company is not [...]
Why Do We Do What We Do?: Wedding Edition
While I was compiling a list of critical thinking quotes for a recent post, I came across one that particularly rang true for me. “Tradition is an explanation for acting without thinking.” -Grace McGarvie Over the past year, I have learned to question many traditions as I planned my wedding. Few life events involve as [...]
Webinar: HR, Social Media, and Critical Thinking
Don’t forget to sign up to view my webinar scheduled for Tuesday, September 28th from 3pm-4pm Eastern. Title: Think Fast! Turn information overload & thousands of social connections into increased productivity Description: With over 145 million blogs and millions of Twitter and Facebook users online each day, it’s hard for your employees to ignore the [...]
To Think Better, Think Differently
“You are where you are right now because of your best thinking. If you want something different, change your thinking.” -Tony Rush Sometimes we have to think differently about our problems to find a solution: Editor’s Note: Breanne Harris is the Solutions Architect for Pearson TalentLens. She works with customers to design selection and development plans [...]
5 Ways Great Sales & Customer Service Utilize Critical Thinking
It occurred to me that with such a decent size of our workforce in the States in sales/retail or customer service I should explore their critical thinking best practices. After much reflection both on my experience as a consultant but also interacting with sales & customer services professionals I have compiled a top 5 list. [...]
Things That Make You Think: Critical Thinking Quotes
I am often inspired to write blog posts based on thought-provoking quotes I find on the web or through my Twitter stream. Here are a few of my favorites: You are where you are right now because of your best thinking. If you want something different, change your thinking. -Tony Rush People mistakenly assume that [...]
Can Video Games Improve Decision Making?
I’ve never bought into the “video games make kids violent” argument. Newsflash- kids did violent things well before Grand Theft Auto was invented. In general I believe that video games have become a scapegoat for lack of parenting (especially given the fact that someone over 17 must purchase the game for the child). However, [...]
Following the Critical Thinking Buzz
There is no doubt that critical thinking is a prominent buzz word in Human Resources, Selection, Higher Education, Training, and Development. In just the past month, I’ve bookmarked over 75 websites and blogs that have discussed the importance of critical thinking. Here are a few of my favorite recent articles, videos, and blog posts on [...]