Which of the Authors You Have Read This Semester Has Been the Most Helpful to You in Understanding Why Critical Thinking Might Be Useful to You in Your Chosen Career ? Why Is That So ?

Everyone tkinks all that we do, we do on the basis of some reasons. But we rarely examine our reasonss to see if they make sens, therefore, much of our thinking left to itself, is biased, partial. Too often we act impulsively, without taking the time to familiarize ourselves with the relevant issues. The quality of our life and that of what we do depends on the quality of our thought. Therefore, the principles I wolud like to present, for sure, will improve my skills in my chosen career trying to think critically, trying to be a leader.

Being a leader means you know how to motivate others to work. A leader knows how to achieve given goals and. Acting as a leader means the same as getting others to perform in given way to meet goals. It is a skill of how to tackle with given issue. Therefore, leadership is not only reflected in performance, but in accomplishment of given issues.

In the wake of how perfect leader sholud act, me must know which features he possess in order to achieve success.

The intellectual roots of critical thinking reaches old ages of Socrates. By easy method of asking questions he proved that people are disable to rationally justify their claims to possessing knowledge. He established the importance of seeking evidence, asking deep questions, so even people on high positions possessing the power are confused and think irrational.

He showed the importance of close examining reasons and assumptions, trying to achieve basic concepts. He proved that all what we do is very improtant, therefore, the most important is not only what we do but what is done well as a result.

" Socratic questioning" is known critical thinking teaching method. Socrates emphasized that in our reasoninh and argumenting we should look for clarify and logical.

Socrates helps to understand that a well-cultivated critical thinker raises questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisly. That the leader uses abstract ideas to interpret gathered informations effectively, that he comes to well reasoned conclusions.

One of those rare books that transcends time is Sun Tzu`s The Art of War. According to its principles live business leaders of the 21st century.

Individual is nothing without others. One depends on other people similary to itselves. A good manager is aware of that others have their own word. This is very important lesson to future leaders - to manage how to work with rest of the crue, and listen what they say. A good leader is always an active listener. Throughout active listening he shows that he is interested and wants to be involved, enabling himself to benefit from the experience of others. People would not care about your situation until

they know that you care about theirs. Therefore, the primary objective of a leader would be to adapt the principles of listening into their own life. The value you bring to others will determine your own value within the community. This method of thinking less about yourself gives you support and power from the people you interact with. This also should mean to a manager that a crucial case is a teamwork.

Every individual working in the team is important and every individual has varied talents. Listening and getting to know the person a leader work with on daily basis, he understands the person. But getting to know a person better is a very difficult skill. It is impossible to begin to know and understand given person until a leader will not assess his futures, therefore, a leader should be able to indentify the characteristics and needs of the member of a team

To overcome the problems of knowing a person, the leader should spend more time with his team members. The leader should make attempts to know the needs and characteristics of his team member and fellow employees.

Teamwork is the most common word in business. Teamwork means making decisions all together, groupthinking, and common responsibility. When all team tries to achieve goal or a mission, they work towards that end. But the rest of a team has to feel the same way about it as you do. This is what true teamwork should mean to an effective manager.

Teamwork can also be dangerous. It happens when common decisions are made. Therefore, Sun Tzu relied on the general to make the best decisions, so in some situations he kept the soldiers ignorant. The expert must be able to present his knowledge, and therefore, his advice should be given much more weight than someone`s of team members.

Sun Tzu`s ideal leader is calm. He is even able to appear chaotic to deceive his enemy. The ultimate skill is separating oneself from the stresses of everyday life. Therefore, a strong leader`s response does not correlate and follow with the stimulus, which in effect, is quite impressive to his people and to the competition. With this ability, one can think clearly without influences corrupting the process in bringing about the best solution. A great leader has inner peace.

The wise leader understands that being upset or being happy is ephemeral. The strong leader waits until

emotional feelings pass before doing anything rash.

The technique of dividing external pressures from internal concerns is definitely easier stated than applied. Therefore, if a manager can realize this important feat to its fullest capicity, he would be not only a master of himself, but also in turn, a master of many.

Being n effective manager is not just about what you show to your team members. It is what you want to achieve. In the wake of Sun Tzu : how the general can be famous for battles that never happend? The good leader must act not for his legacy or to uphold a reputation. Therefore, a great leader do not care about glory or being famous. A great leader takes actions for the benefits of the group. Little is considered for his well-being. Because of this attribute, a leader is often considered trustworthy and is well respected by others. An individual of this stature has power, transcending all artificial labels, titles, or recognitions.

Sun Tzu`s The Art of War is still the most important work on the subject of strategy today. It`s principles are timeless, and applicable to situations that requires absolut victory. The book shows the features that a great leader should possess to achieve intended goal.

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