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Critical thinking is a way of thinking that involves being smart and careful about the decisions you make and the information you believe. It means asking questions, examining things closely, and not just believing everything you hear or read. Learning critical thinking is important because it helps you: Make better decisions : Critical thinking helps you weigh the pros and cons of different choices and choose the best one. Avoid mistakes : It helps you spot errors or problems in your thinking or in the information you come across. Solve problems : Critical thinking helps you figure out solutions to challenges and puzzles. Understand things better : It helps you see things from different angles and get a deeper understanding of complex topics. Communicate effectively : It makes you a better communicator because you can explain your ideas more clearly and understand others better. Be more independent : Critical thinking helps you rely on your own judgment and not just follow what other

From discussions with my clients today, I realized that many managers are not doing critical thinking in their job.  In fact many of them are doing 'Criticizing Thinking', because they think that criticising people is part of their job. Truth be told, being critical and criticising are different things .  You don't criticise just for the sake of criticising .  If a manager is not doing critical thinking, he is not doing the right thinking and will soon be doing 'follower thinking', or commonly called 'Group Think'.  Worse still, the manager is doing this thing called 'not thinking', and he will soon be not a manager. What is Critical Thinking?  Why is critical thinking important?  Critical thinking is about being able to think in ways that can understand events in this world and ultimately lead to problem solving .  It is obvious that a manager's job is to solve problems, and he is not doing critical thinking, how can he solve problems?