Your work likely requires your ability to solve problems and make sound decisions on a daily basis. But how do you know that your thinking skills allow you to bring your best into the process? The ability to strike a balance between open mindedness and skepticism adds value to the work that you do.

Learning Outcomes

After participating in this interactive workshop, you will be able to:

• Define critical thinking and its value at work.
• Identify situations requiring critical thinking.
• Recognize the barriers to critical thinking.
• Follow a critical thinking process that combines six unique perspectives for more effective problem solving.
• Ask meaningful and relevant questions of yourself and others to improve individual and collaborative critical thinking processes.

Who Should Attend?

Aspiring leaders of people or supervisors, managers, leaders in any role that is responsible for results.

Additional Information

This three-hour, live-online course (.30 CEUs) can be combined with two additional mini course modules to become the equivalent of one leadership elective for certificate courses in the Professional Development Programs.

Instructor

Robert Kenney, PhD

Questions? Contact usmpdp@maine.edu  or call 207-780-5900