This week took me to 3 different cities in 5 days delivering 4 Business Acumen training sessions live and in-person while also delivering 6 virtual sessions when I wasn’t in front of a classroom. A busy week to say the least!

In meeting with and delivering Business Acumen training to more than 2,000 people, I was sensitive to some of the issues and challenges leaders feel they are facing as they start preparing for 2025. Sifting through my notes and thoughts, one specific skill keeps coming up over and over as something leaders are searching for; “Critical Thinking.”

But it’s not Critical Thinking circa 2019. Everything has changed in business and the way people work – which hopefully means the way they are delivering their company’s value proposition to their customers – and the skill of Critical Thinking as we look forward to the next 5 to 10 years is going to have to be very different.

I took some time to roundtable and explore what thought leaders are thinking Critical Thinking is in 2025 and beyond and I am happy to share some of the thoughts and insights.

Here are 5 things that need to be developed to have better Critical Thinking:

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