Critical Thinking: If You Can’t Define It, How Can You Hire For It?
Last week, The Wall Street Journal published a concerning article on the topic of critical thinking. The author states that even though managers are demanding critical thinking skills in potential...
View ArticleThe Bread of the RED Model Sandwich
Have you ever tried to make a sandwich without the bread? Maybe you have, but your end result was probably more of a mess than a sandwich. It was during the writing process of the book Now You’re...
View ArticleLinkedIn Publishing and Your Impending Termination
There are two kinds of people on LinkedIn- those who use the LinkedIn Publishing service to broadcast blog posts and those who absolutely hate the LinkedIn Publishing feature! I don’t currently use the...
View Article70 Questions to Boost Your Critical Thinking
In each step of the RED Model of Critical Thinking, the key is to ask questions. Asking questions helps us look more deeply at the issue, break it into parts, find blind spots and lack of data, and...
View ArticleCritical Thinking Exercise: Ebola in the U.S.
This week, the first diagnosed case of Ebola was identified in the US. Naturally, residents in Dallas, TX (and beyond) are concerned about the highly contagious, deadly disease spreading. Trainers,...
View ArticleReboot Your Thinking: The Ctrl+Alt+Del Approach
Every once in a while we need to hit the reset button. When life gets too hectic, our days are over-scheduled, and information is coming at us faster than we can process it, we need to STOP and RESET....
View ArticleCritical Thinking University- Special Discount Through Dec 19th
How do you make good managers great? How do you innovate as an organization? Through improved critical thinking — the #1 skill for 21st century employee development and raw material for problem...
View ArticleNew Webinar: How to Hire and Develop Effective Thinkers
Register now for Pearson TalentLens’ latest webinar! Title: How to Hire and Develop Effective Thinkers and Problem Solvers Date: Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 Time: 2:00pm ET Register here:...
View ArticleConfirmation Bias in Action: Critical Thinking While Parenting
If critical thinking was easy, everyone would do it! Every day, I speak with customers regarding the importance of assessing and developing critical thinking skills in their employees. I share ways in...
View ArticleWhat is Critical Thinking? Why Does it Matter?
Critical thinking is regarded as a key competency for all staff, with particular relevance to graduates and managers. In fact, the Department of Labor identified critical thinking as the raw material...
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