Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking – Asking Why?

By Jim Stanton / August 23, 2021 / Comments Off on Critical Thinking – Asking Why?

Critical thinking is the disciplined process of formulating information by observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, and communication. The critical thinking process drives mindfulness – the activities of conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information as a guide to belief and action. Without critical thinking, beliefs and actions are misguided, senseless, thoughtless, unmindful – not at all in concert with real situations.

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Business Growth & the West Coast Offense

By Brendan Doorhy / August 20, 2021 / Comments Off on Business Growth & the West Coast Offense

There are many parallels between sports and business.  Business needs to excel at operations while also assuring its future by developing growth strategies.  Likewise, NFL teams constantly practice so that each play is executed well.  However, teams also need to develop a strategy that gives them an edge.  Bill Walsh was one the NFL’s best at balancing the team execution with innovative strategic thinking.  Here is an anecdote demonstrating Walsh’s systematic methodology.

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Behavior Flexing – The Platinum Rule

By Jim Stanton / August 9, 2021 / Comments Off on Behavior Flexing – The Platinum Rule

The key to effective relationships and successful communications, from the Behavior Style point of view, is to eliminate the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” and embrace the Platinum Rule: “Do unto others as they would have you do unto them.”

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