According to The Foundation for Critical Thinking (n.d.), [c]ritical thinking is that mode of thinkingabout any subject, content, or problemin which the thinker improves the quality of [their] thinking by skillfully analyzing, assessing, and reconstructing it. As a manager, much of your work requires analyzing complex situations, which, in turn, requires critical thinking skills. For example, you may be presented with information, but you may need to decide if that information is relevant, if it is accurate, or if the sources it cites are credible. If a company leader forwards an article to you and asks you if the claims are valid, you may take steps such as identifying any biases or incorrect assumptions
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1. Identify three or more short passages from this weeks assigned reading in The Goal that contain one or two essential ideas that you found compelling, and explain why each passage you chose is relevant to and important in effective business management. Be sure to include the citation for each passage in your explanation.
(Note: This section of The Goal outlines the various performance problems that the Bearington plant is having, so feel free to practice your systems thinking skills to explain why the plant is having such difficulties.)
3. Then, reflect on and complete this statement based on your own experience: If I had only known this back when
