Critical Thinking in Business

In decision-making, a person who combines intuitive thinking and analytical thinking ends up making the best decision in a crisis ("Intuition, analytical skills matter most in crisis", 2013). Intuitive decision style entails making quick decisions in a crisis based on experience. Intuitive thinking uses the previous experience of a person and not the gut feelings. Analytical decision-making entails making decisions in a well-planned and thorough manner. In analytical thinking, a person should spend time reviewing all the information keenly to ensure that all decisions comply with the formal requirements. Therefore, analytical thinking is the most significant type of thinking when it comes to matters of decision-making as it entails the experience and keenness.

According to my work life, because I want to be an engineer, I prefer the analytic type of thinking because of the keenness and the experience required in decision-making. An example of intuitive thinking is where Violet James, a manager uses behavior to make decisions. She fires her secretary after discovering that she is avoiding her amidst the disappearing of sales in the company. An example of analytical decision making in business is in using and managing information systems. A software engineer should be creative in tackling cybersecurity matters.

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