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Critical Thinking Means Business
Did you know critical thinking was rated the NEW #1 workplace skill? Download our paper: Critical Thinking Means Business
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Critical Thinking Does Not Mean One Right Answer
A customer recently asked me: “What is the goal of critical thinking?” At first this seemed like an odd question to me until I asked him to elaborate. “Well, if we all think critically then shouldn’t we all arrive at the same answer?” After a bit of thought, I responded that while critical thinking is about holding our thought [...]
Can I Really Improve My Thinking Skills Through a Report?
The launch of the Watson-Glaser II marked a significant step for Pearson TalentLens. With more business-specific content and three new reports, it’s our most complete assessment solution. Today I’d like to give you a brief overview of the Development Report (our first report for trainers & coaches). The Watson-Glaser II Development Report provides insight and specific [...]
How to Choose the Best Airline for Your Travel
I travel often for work, and have become quite critical of the airlines I choose. Frontier, United, Continental, Southwest, American, Virgin, Delta- each have their own unique advantages and disadvantages. So, how do you choose the right airline for your needs? I suggest using a strategic approach to decision making that I learned at the Critical [...]
Critical Thinking in Nursing
Increasingly nurses are dealing with life and death decisions and there’s no doubt that a competent, thorough nurse will help a patient get on the road to recovery faster. Here’s an infographic demonstrating the critical thinking steps a nurse could take to help make an early diagnosis. These are by no means comprehensive, but the steps (from Pearson’s [...]
Wishful Thinking vs. Cynical Thinking: Which is Better?
Let’s first start by defining Wishful vs. Cynical Thinking. Wishful Thinking (according to Wikipedia) is the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence, rationality or reality. Cynical Thinking (which is NOT the same thing as Critical Thinking) is thinking that is predisposed to doubt and lack of [...]
Critical Thinking Interview Questions
Krishnan Anantharaman from the Wall Street Journal wrote an interesting article about the new trend of asking questions designed to elicit critical thinking abilities in candidates. Initially, I was pleased to hear that recruiters are trying to measure critical thinking ability given the fact that only 28% of college graduates are rated as having excellent critical thinking [...]
Top Jobs for Critical Thinking
Not every job requires you to be a great critical thinker, but most do! Of course doctors and judges need above-average critical thinking and problem solving skills, but did you know critical thinking is just as important for archeologists and school counselors? Athletic trainers, sales managers, and real estate appraisers also need to know how [...]
Just Teach Me To Think, Please!
One complaint I have about my MBA program is that it felt like a bunch of disconnected courses and assignments that didn’t gel together (at times). I wanted more help “seeing the big picture” that drives success. For example, how companies choose an HR strategy to win talent in their specific industry and why. Or which [...]
New Year’s Resolution: Think Better
Did you just read that title and groan? Why do so many of us find talk of New Year’s resolutions so loathsome? Perhaps it’s because so often New Year’s resolutions are made over and over again (meaning we didn’t really commit to them in previous years). How many years in a row have you made [...]
What Happens When No One is Watching? Answer: Nothing Good
It’s Christmas eve, and if you celebrate Christmas, then I really hope you have all of your shopping done. I waited until last night to do my shopping and it was BRUTAL. On 3 separate occasions I heard mothers screaming at their children saying “Santa is watching and he’s not going to bring you any [...]