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Creative Thinking: Tattoos for Employee Pay Raises?
Would you get a tattoo of your employer’s brand logo in exchange for a 15% pay raise? That’s what Rapid Realty of NYC has offered its employees and 40 employees have taken advantage of the offer. I find the idea fascinating. Most people want a pay raise, but how far are you willing to go [...]
New Webcast: Developing Critical Thinkers in Organizations
New Webcast offered through HCI.org. Title: Creating a Thought-Based Organization: A 3-Phase Approach to Developing Problem Solvers & Efficient Thinkers Description: If you’re not developing your employees’ ability to apply critical thinking skills, then you’re missing a huge opportunity. Improved critical thinking skills lead to more effective problem-solving, well-reasoned decisions, improved strategic thinking, and [...]
The One Skill Your Employees Need
What is the one skill that your employees must have in order to be successful? A recent article in TechVibes said the #1 skill for employees in a start-up company is the ability to think. The article is really great, but I would argue that the ability to think is a universally important skill regardless [...]
The Sports Illustrated Curse, March Madness, and Critical Thinking
Any time you hear that something has been cursed or jinxed, your critical thinking antenna should pop up. As March Madness kicks off this week, I have been reminded of the Sports Illustrated Cover Curse a few times already. Have you heard of this phenomenon? Some individuals believe that appearing on the cover of Sports [...]
New Study: Employers Rate Their Employees’ Critical Thinking Skills as Only Average
The American Management Association just released their 2012 Critical Skills Survey which surveyed over 700 managers and executives regarding the importance of the 4 C’s (Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity) in the workplace. The results were clear. Not only are the 4 C’s increasingly important, but the respondents said they are assessing candidates for [...]