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Provider:
National Seminars
Topic(s):
Leadership & Management > Team Building
Who Should Attend?
Managers, professionals
Full Seminar Description
This course isn't about raising your IQ. Instead, think of this training like looking at your world in 'high definition': We're going to help you see things more clearly and from a very different perspective that will lead to new ideas -- new solutions -- and true breakthroughs for your organization and your career! When you attend this seminar, you'll spend a very important day off the 'workday treadmill,' and devote a full day to exploring your challenges from a fresh perspective. You've got a good head on your shoulders. But, as sharp as your skills are, and as good as your natural instincts are, sometimes you're left scratching your head, wondering what you should do. That's why this training is perfect for you -- it gives you that edge that only a few people have: the ability to creatively work through any problem to create on-target decisions that will hold up over time. It's a critical skill for the workplace that'll assure you're always seen as highly valuable -- and in high demand! Fee per person: $199. (Enroll four people and the fourth attends for free.)Complex problems and significant challenges require a whole new level of careful analysis and disciplined thought. If you’re facing tough decisions, you need every advantage you can get.
Program Description:
WHY “CRITICAL” THINKING AND “CREATIVE” PROBLEM SOLVING?
First, let’s begin by acknowledging that you’re smart. So this course has nothing to do with whether or not you’re a brainiac. We completely agree that you’re a pretty sharp cookie … after all, you’re smart enough to be reading this brochure!
So this course isn’t about raising your IQ. Instead, think of this training like looking at your world in “high definition”: We’re going to help you see things more clearly and from a very different perspective that will lead to new ideas … new solutions … and true breakthroughs for your organization and your career!
GET A FRESH PERSPECTIVE … YOU’LL BE HAPPIER AND RESULTS WILL SOAR!
We all get stuck in ruts. Simply put – ruts stink. That’s why it’s so important to take a fresh look at the “to-dos” on your plate. This seminar is your chance to see things you simply don’t see when you’re elbows-deep in things to be done and surrounded by people demanding your undivided attention (you know … pretty much every day at work!).
When you attend Secrets of Successful Critical Thinking & Creative Problem Solving, you’ll spend a very important day off the “workday treadmill,” and devote a full day to exploring your challenges from a fresh perspective. you’ll learn how to …
- Challenge what you “know” to be a fact and see new viable avenues open up before your eyes
- Uncover biases you probably didn’t even know you had!
- Develop “detective” skills so you ask ALL the right questions required to reach on-target conclusions
- Understand how to assess the risks of any situation or solution
- Generate creative alternatives to the way you do things now
GUT INSTINCT ONLY GETS YOU SO FAR. THIS TRAINING GETS YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO BE!
You’ve got a good head on your shoulders. But, as sharp as your skills are, and as good as your natural instincts are, sometimes you’re left scratching your head, wondering what you should do. That’s why this training is perfect for you … it gives you that edge that only a few people have: the ability to creatively work through any problem to create on-target decisions that will hold up over time. It’s a critical skill for the workplace that’ll assure you’re always seen as highly valuable … and in high demand!
So what are you waiting for? Make the only decision that will truly demonstrate just how smart you really are: sign up for this critical seminar today!
What You'll Learn:
- Understand your unique thinking strengths and weaknesses
- Gather and assess information critical to making well-informed decisions
- Identify and overcome common thinking traps we all fall into
- Discipline your mind to be open to think in a whole new way
- Understand the “human side” at play in the business situations you’re dealing with
- Factor the “unknown” into your decision-making strategies
- Evaluate the risks vs. the rewards of possible solutions: know the potential consequences before you act
- Overcome the obstacles that get in the way of critical thinking and creative problem solving
- Put on different “thinking hats” required for problem resolution in different types of situations
- Handle any complex problem more effectively by breaking it down into manageable “chunks”
- Weigh competing interests and priorities: how do you know which factors matter most?
- Recognize when your – and others’ – assumptions will get you into deep trouble
- Become an “idea machine” so you can generate innovative solutions to your challenges
- Brainstorming techniques that help you work with others to generate more and better solutions
- Master “think tank tools” that the pros
Sponsor Background:
National Seminars Group, a division of Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center, Inc., is one of the nation's leading providers of continuing education. Each year, we provide more than 6,000 seminars in the United States and Canada, and in our 25-year history, more that 14 million professionals have participated in these programs.Besides offering a full range of training skills to all professional levels through our one-day and two-day seminars and conferences, we also offer highly-acclaimed books, audiocassette, videocassette and CD-ROM training products for individuals, teams, departments or corporate reference libraries.
Since 1991, our affiliation with Rockhurst University, a highly acclaimed four-year university, ensures our commitment to providing lifelong continuous-learning opportunities. We're certain the combination of continuing education with academic excellence gives you the best and most innovative approach to fulfill your continuing education needs.
Cancellation Policy:
If you cannot attend a workshop for which you are registered, you may send a substitute or receive a credit memo toward a future workshop. If you cancel your registration up to five business days before the workshop, your registration fee will be refunded less a $10 enrollment charge.
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