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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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Help Wanted: Need Good Decision-Making Skills
Job ads are interesting. I’m sure you’ve seen an ad like this: Requirements: 3 to 5 years experience in the field Strong interpersonal and communication skills Excellent analytical and decision-making abilities Ability to manage multiple tasks to completion within deadlines Detail oriented So how do companies realistically measure these competencies? The first two are easy. Look [...]
6 Ways to Improve Your Company’s Performance With Watson-Glaser
Critical thinking is a skill everyone needs. There’s hardly a job or task that doesn’t need it. That’s what makes the Watson-Glaser™ such a versatile ability test. Here are six ways organizations can improve their performance with the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal: Screen applicants for management positions. If you’re hiring a manager in any field [...]
Improve Your Thinking… Improve your Sales
We talk a lot about our RED critical thinking model. Here’s how a salesperson could use it in the sales process to win more business! 1) Qualify Your Leads In the beginning, resist making assumptions about the leads you call on (and those you don’t). Have you not called a prospect because you heard they [...]
A Chart of Some Top Critical Thinkers in Modern History
What do Sigmund Freud, Henry Ford, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Marie Curie have in common? They were great critical thinkers that all made their mark in history! Here’s a chart of some of the top critical thinkers through history. It’s not comprehensive by any means, but see if you agree! Who else should be on the list?
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
What Gets Me Thinking: What Has the Web Done With My Job!?
Just 20 years ago, desktop publishing was a hot career skill, salespeople looked up prospects in the yellow pages, and financial advisors had market information that you and I didn’t. A lot has changed since then – about markets and our jobs! Ask a friend if they know any good marketing people and they might [...]
Too Many Choices Can Stop You Cold
Last week I went to the store to buy a ceiling fan for my oldest daughter. Her room gets hotter than the others because it’s in the front-corner which gets the sun’s full exposure, and because our A/C unit is on the other side of the house in the attic, so her duct has the [...]