Empowering Teams by Fostering Critical Thinking Skills

A survey of over 60,000 managers reveals that graduates lack critical thinking and problem-solving skills, which are essential for decentralized leadership. To bridge this gap, managers can assess their team's current performance, help them progress through four phases of critical thinking capacity, build confidence through support, and teach them how to discern quality information. Empowering teams to take greater control of their direction and decision-making requires mentoring and coaching, but knowing where each person is on the journey makes it easier to help them.