Examples

Examples of where Critical Thinking can be applied

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Short and long term business strategies
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Presenting for agreement and enrollment
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Leading people and teams
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Performance management
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Influencing Leadership
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Improved operational efficiency
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Change Management
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Customer care improvement
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Business planning
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Improved processes and quality
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Difficult conversations
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General problem solving and decision making
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Crisis management
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Strategic Planning
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New product ideas and creation
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Project management
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Revenue generation and cost reduction strategies
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Process design

Examples of Headscratchers our clients have used

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How do we increase productivity by 25%?
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How do I get my direct reports to make more decisions?
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How can I improve general problem solving and decision making skills?
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What product changes will improve sales and how do we get there?
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How to we not only survive, but thrive, in this economic downturn?
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Our Products are "me-too", How do we break out with something innovative?
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What are the constraints in the business model and how do we remove them?
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Is our development process optimal for our product strategy?
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How do we improve quality and concurrently improve time to market?
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Should we "outsource" or "insource"?
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What should our marketing strategy be to better compete?
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What is the back-office architecture and strategy to support the business plan?
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Why do we spend so much on Communications?
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My manager likes my proposal, but why isn't he taking action?
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How can we set expectations with senior management when so many parts are moving?
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Our project is about to go into the "tank".  What do we do?
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We're going to run out of money before we finish the project ... now what?
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How do we balance dynamic work streams with limited resources and competing priorities?