Critical Thinking Skills For Leaders

Leadership Role Call With Michael Finley

1. Evaluate yourself as a critical thinker

Actually, I’m not a critical thinking person. Critical thinking for me means the ability
to think sharp and rational about something that we’re going to do and what we’re
going to believe. Sometimes I accept the assumptions of others with emotions. The
unique part is the way of thinking from one person to another is different, so I have
to accept it.

2. What are some factors that may prevent you from thinking critical?
- Too lazy to think hard
- Want something fast/instant
- Have a close minded
- Accept other’s assumptions with emotions

3. What are some ways you can improve your critical thinking?
- Accept other’s assumptions without emotions
- Get used to remembering or solving problems regurarly everyday
- Start thinking away : the impact of the problems
- Set aside a few minutes each day for myself to reflect and think critically

4. Why is criticial thinking important for university student?

Because by thinking critically, university students be able to solve problems easily.
They can think in a mature way by looking at what will happen when doing this
actions. Also in universities, every person have a different opinion, for them it is very
important to think critically in order to accept other’s people opinions and be able to
develop them.

5. Why is critical thinking important for managers and businesspersons?

Managers and businesspersons have to think critically because there are many
benefits that they can have. First, create new ideas. They can overcome the
problems by making assumptions and create new ideas. Second, shorten the time.
By thinking critically, it can prioritize time. They can easily separate things by
choosing anything that worth it to be analist or not.