Leading Beyond Any Title

Leading Beyond Any Title – Critical Thinking

Jul 8, 2024

Join expert leadership coach Jennie, known for her insights on critical thinking, and seasoned leader Craig, who specializes in effective team conversations. They dive into the pivotal role of critical thinking in leadership, emphasizing its connection to emotional intelligence. Discover the dangers of poor impulse control and how intentional pauses can enhance decision-making. They also tackle the balance between critical thinking and intuition, urging structured criteria to combat biases. Tune in for essential questions and strategies to elevate your leadership today!

46:21

Episode guests

Craig

Jennie

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Quick takeaways

Critical thinking is vital for leaders to navigate complexities, encouraging thoughtful analysis over intuitive decision-making to enhance team effectiveness.

Understanding and addressing biases are essential for fostering clearer judgment, enabling leaders to create a culture of diverse perspectives and learning from mistakes.

Deep dives

The Role of Critical Thinking in Leadership

Critical thinking is identified as an essential leadership skill needed to navigate the complexities of modern workplaces. Leaders are encouraged to actively role model critical thinking skills to enhance their team's capacity. Unlike intuitive decision-making, which can lead to rushed judgments, critical thinking involves a deliberate and methodical approach to processing information. By pressing the pause button and engaging in thoughtful analysis, leaders can foster an environment conducive to deeper understanding and better decision-making.

Intro

3min

Elevating Leadership Through Critical Thinking

9min

Exploring Truth: A Critical Thinking Framework

3min

The Dangers of Impulse Control in Leadership

2min

Navigating Decision-Making: Critical Thinking vs. Intuition

26min

Essential Questions and Insights for Critical Thinking

4min

The conversations you have with your leader, peers, and your team determine the quality of your leadership. Are you having the right conversations today?

Critical Thinking is about far more than spreadsheets and data. As a skill it improves our leadership of people, change, difficult decisions and execution of every project. It shows up quietly in every meeting, we hope! And if Critical thinking is lacking both leaders and their teams can fall prey to bias and costly shortcuts. Jennie and Craig will be joined by Evan Weselake to discuss the fundamental parts of Critical Thinking. Where it needs to show up more and some simple ways you can foster more Critical Thinking for your whole team!

Leading Beyond Any Title brings you quick lessons and conversations about timely and topical leadership challenges. You'll leave the conversation with 1 BIG IDEA, 2 Applied Strategies, and 3 Questions to consider that can help enhance your leadership that very day.

Follow SAIT Corporate Training on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/saitcorporatetraining/?viewAsMember=true

Connect directly with Jennie and Craig on LinkedIn:

Jennie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniengilbert/
Craig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craighess/

Have burning questions about leadership that you'd like us to address? Email them to leadership.questions@sait.ca and let your voice be heard.

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