Astrophysicist Neil Degras Tyson once talked about asking two job seekers, 'Do you know the height of the steeple of your building?' One of the job seekers happened to know this answer. The other didn ...

In any workplace, problems arise every day that need to be solved. In a manufacturing environment, solving problems can be challenging due to the large number of interrelated systems that exist in the ...

Entrepreneurs who build successful businesses often possess a unique ability to see what others don't—the critical bottlenecks hiding in plain sight that create frustration, inefficiency, and lost ...

In any workplace, problems arise every day that need to be solved. In a manufacturing environment, solving problems can be challenging due to the large number of interrelated systems that exist in the ...

THE book’s title The McKinsey Mind arouses my curiosity. The bold claim of authors Ethan M. Rasiel and Paul N. Friga that McKinsey is “the world’s top strategic consulting firm” fuels it further. But ...

Slowing down to define the problem may feel counterintuitive when urgency is high. Yet, it is the clearest path to long-term success. Most managers are both excellent and flawed problem solvers, ...

Documented Problem solving - Students keep track of the steps they take as they solve a problem (SERC, Carlton College). Structured Problem Solving - Students work in teams to use a specific process ...