Applying Leadership Principles
Critical Thinking
ORG300: Applying Leadership Principles Critical Thinking Critical Thinking is one of the hardest aspects of being a leader. Being able to think about problems and the future can make or break a leader’s will. I have and seen other leaders struggle with thinking outside the box and how to solve problems that are not foreseen. Being able to think critical help an early leader as well as leaders that have been in place understand what decisions they make can hurt or help a company. I hope that going over the basics of how to continue to think critical in this business world can help me in the future.
Early years Early in my management career I had to overcome many obstacles. I was an 18 when I was first placed in a leadership role. I had to be able to come up with plans of how to lead high school kids as well as others that where double my age. It was in the fast food industry but it still had its challenges. I had to know how to analyze an issue on the spot as well as now how I would handle an issue before it happen. Of course this did not happen right away but had to build this skill. I did not have much of a role model so I had to learn the hard way that whatever my choice was that it played a big role in that moment and could affect a choice made later in my career. Early in my career I thought it was just about solving problems but in reality critical thinking has many levels.
Learning on the go I was for the most part self thought when it comes to critical thinking. Sometimes my head felt as if it was going to explode but with each choice I made, good or bad it helped making the next a little easier. I had to understand that an idea was just an idea until I acted on the choice that I found was the best route. I also had to learn how to not let all the ideas that I had going on at once to control a choice I had to make. With so many things happening as a leader I had to focus on the task at hand and what
ORG300: Applying Leadership Principles Critical Thinking Critical Thinking is one of the hardest aspects of being a leader. Being able to think about problems and the future can make or break a leader’s will. I have and seen other leaders struggle with thinking outside the box and how to solve problems that are not foreseen. Being able to think critical help an early leader as well as leaders that have been in place understand what decisions they make can hurt or help a company. I hope that going over the basics of how to continue to think critical in this business world can help me in the future.
Early years Early in my management career I had to overcome many obstacles. I was an 18 when I was first placed in a leadership role. I had to be able to come up with plans of how to lead high school kids as well as others that where double my age. It was in the fast food industry but it still had its challenges. I had to know how to analyze an issue on the spot as well as now how I would handle an issue before it happen. Of course this did not happen right away but had to build this skill. I did not have much of a role model so I had to learn the hard way that whatever my choice was that it played a big role in that moment and could affect a choice made later in my career. Early in my career I thought it was just about solving problems but in reality critical thinking has many levels.
Learning on the go I was for the most part self thought when it comes to critical thinking. Sometimes my head felt as if it was going to explode but with each choice I made, good or bad it helped making the next a little easier. I had to understand that an idea was just an idea until I acted on the choice that I found was the best route. I also had to learn how to not let all the ideas that I had going on at once to control a choice I had to make. With so many things happening as a leader I had to focus on the task at hand and what