Think Critically and Creatively

Action: Explain the nature of critical thinking and its relationship to effective leadership

Conditions: Mid-Grade HR Leaders in a classroom environment working individually and as a member of a small group, using doctrinal and administrative publications, practical exercises, case studies, personal experience, handouts, discussion and an awareness of the Operational Environment (OE) variables and actors.

Standard: Explanation includes:

  1. Definition and description of critical and creative thinking
  2. Explanation of the components of cognition
  3. Examination of the intellectual standards
  4. Explain sources of creativity and its relationship to innovation
  5. Explanation of the pitfalls in thinking

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