Critical thinking is one of the most valuable soft skills employees can develop. It combines experience, observation and analytical thinking to help people evaluate information, solve problems and ...

Invisible work includes all the things employees do like answering email, attending meetings, and solving problems that are not necessarily in job descriptions or measured in any way. These things ...

Imagine that your focused mind is like your right hand, and your unfocused mind is like your left. You'll get more done by using both. And it lightens cognitive load. Using only focused effort is like ...

Pace is focused on teaching students how to solve problems. (Photo by: GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Across the country, a familiar challenge is emerging: the workforce isn’t ...

We meet a solutions architect who tells us that his defining characteristic is curiosity, and that for him success is in solving problems with technology, for people. In a recent episode of the First ...

Many leaders default to quick fixes — but some problems can’t be solved, only led. Here’s how to spot the difference and stop wasting time, energy and trust. Not all problems need quick fixes — some ...

Looking at challenges outside of your own company can lead to powerful change. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, professor at Harvard Business School, believes the world demands a new kind of business leader. She ...

Perhaps you, like the many U.S. employees who've posted viral memes and videos over the past couple years, accidentally became important at work. Maybe you offered help to a coworker one too many ...