Alan Weiss – Framed (Critical Thinking Skills for Consulting)

Critical thinking skills are required by Million Dollar Consultants. Critical thinking skills are what they are. I believe they are finite, learnable, and must be integrated no less than a great athletes natural swing, and one of the most underestimated, misunderstood, and underutilized is what I call Framing.

In an honest-to-goodness case of responding to popular demand, a dozen people in my inner circle requested I devote a full day to the subject, in the wake of two very popular CDs Ive recorded over the years.

This is the first occasion for such a program in the US. You will learn.

How to determine if you are facing an opportunity, problem, decision, or plan.

How to quickly summarize and paraphrase someone else’s narrative and convert it to meet your own objectives.

Through rapid diagnosis of situations, you can increase your discretionary time and reduce labor intensity by 50%.

How to quickly move from cognitive insight to behavioral intervention.

How to use stories and examples to get attention.

The most disorganized and embarrassing space you own is how to organize it.

Wisdom can be lost in knowledge if it is not created and applied correctly.

Diving in or running away is how to set priority.

Use extensive practice on case studies and your own, actual situations; role plays in the hot seat; job aids that are created for your particular practice; and rapid-fire tests in a safe environment.

You direct your attention to the picture within when you are able to frame well and quickly. Too many people are looking at the wall, and not your picture. Join us for an entertaining and lively 1.5 days and you will leave with your cognitive world swept up and cleaned, and your ability to direct and persuade others representing a powerful new skill set.

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