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RED in Real Life
Examples of good and bad critical thinking and making decisions with the RED model!
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Candidate vs. Recruiter: Whose Experience is More Important?
If you’re currently searching for a new job, I have tremendous sympathy for you. Unemployment is high, the job market is full of overqualified candidates, and unfortunately the candidate application process isn’t made to suit you. If you haven’t looked for a job in the last 5 years, let me update you on the 2012 [...]
I Disagree So That Makes You an Idiot
I follow a lot of brilliant bloggers who write compelling content and stimulate fascinating discussions. One of those people is Laurie Ruettimann who writes at http://thecynicalgirl.com. But what happens when someone disagrees with the perspective of a blogger? Sometimes there are valuable learning experiences for everyone involved, but often it looks like this: This outrageous comment [...]
How to Ace the Tough Interview Questions
With unemployment still hovering at staggering levels, this is a great time to brush up on your interviewing skills. Recruiters today are inundated with resumés that all look alike and have a tough time picking the right candidate when so many people are applying for the same jobs. So, how do you stand out? You [...]
Make Critical Thinking Fun: The Zombie Apocalypse Exercise
There’s a stigma to critical thinking training (and even the phrase critical thinking) that it is boring, stuffy, and too academic to be engaging. But it doesn’t have to be mind-numbing. Once you teach the basics of critical thinking and the Critical Thinking model, you can reinforce and practice those techniques with fun applied exercises. [...]
Companies Think You’re Stupid. Are they correct?
We’ve probably all been scammed at one point or another. We buy products that seem like problem-solvers but they end up being useless. Then again, what should we expect for $19.95 (and if you call now they’ll throw in a free set of Ginsu knives!). The “As Seen on TV” commercials truly display what retailers [...]
What is the RED Model of Critical Thinking?
On this blog we reference the RED Model of Critical Thinking quite a bit as it is the foundation for the results on the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal assessment, as well as a simple way to effectively approach problem solving and decision making. In addition, the RED Model is a key feature of the book Now You’re [...]
My Critical Thinking Journey: Breanne Harris
I’m in Berkeley, CA this week attending a critical thinking conference and listened to the conference organizers share their “critical thinking journey” this morning. That got me thinking about my own critical thinking journey and the fact that I’ve never really introduced myself on this blog. So, in case you were wondering, this is the [...]