Virtual Learning
Critical Thinking

• Date: Dec 3, 2026
  Time: 9:30 - 11:00 am CT; 8:30 - 10:00 am MT
  Delivery: Live Zoom Webinar (desktop/laptop and mobile devices)

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Why Attend

Critical thinking is the ability to think reflectively and independently to make thoughtful decisions. By focusing on root-cause issues critical thinking helps you avoid future problems that can result from your actions. This course outlines a series of techniques to help you develop your critical thinking skills including how to define the problem you're trying to solve. It covers a number of critical thinking tools such as blowing up the business, asking the 5 whys and the 7 so what's, exploring the 80/20 rule, and more.

The session covers:

• Identify how to break down complicated issues into smaller components.
• Determine the definition of an effective problem statement.
• Identify the primary benefit of focusing questions.
• Identify a problem's root causes.
• Apply critical thinking tools to analyze and unpack consequences.

Interactive Features

• Engage with presenter and peers via chat or Q&A
• Live polling / surveys / annotations – varies by presentation
• Downloadable reference materials

Who Should Attend

All will benefit from this webinar, regardless of role or position.

Your Presenter(s)

Mike Figliuolo - Managing Director, thoughtLEADERS, LLC. He is an honor graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated in the top 5 percent of his class. He served in the U.S. Army as an armor officer. Mike also spent time in corporate America as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and as an executive at Capital One and Scotts Miracle-Gro. As the founder and managing director of thoughtLEADERS, LLC, he and his team train senior executives at leading companies on leadership, strategy, communications, innovation, and other critical business skills. He is the author of three books - One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership, Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results, and The Elegant Pitch: Create a Compelling Recommendation, Build Broad Support, and Get it Approved. He's also one of the most-viewed authors on LinkedIn Learning where he has 30 courses on a variety of leadership and management topics. His courses have been translated into six other languages and have been viewed millions of times by learners around the world.