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Cognitive Biases and Their Relevance to Coaching Practice

International Coach Academy

Research on cognitive biases has gained traction over the past fifty years, resulting in numerous studies from the fields of psychology, social sciences, and neuroscience (Wilke and Mata 2012; Korteling and Toet, 2022). Why do We Think our Current Preferences will Remain the Same in the Future? Cognitive Psychology. 3 (3): 430–454.

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How To Develop Critical Thinking And Problem Solving Skills?

Purple Crest

Hence, you must possess the problem solving ability and skills to think critically to tackle any situation better. A real-life situation where the skills of critical thinking would come in handy is in filtering out information. How do you think critical thinking is different from ordinary thinking?

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Acceptance vs. Denial

International Coach Academy

2012) argue that the purpose of acceptance exercises is not to reduce emotional arousal but to learn to stay with the current experience. Acceptance spurs us to be open to the spectrum of feelings, thoughts, and ideas. Therefore, accepting each experience means examining the inner and outer world without any prejudices and judgments.

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Beyond coping and adaptation: Toward a sociology of coaching. A necessary paradigm shift to address contemporary dramatic social change

The Coaching Blog

Thus, both of us could train ourselves in critical thinking during coaching sessions, which would be more ethical than a naive neutrality. If I am aware of my biases and help the coachee become aware of theirs, we can be vigilant and better protect ourselves.

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Seven notes for unlocking creativity in the workplace.

Charles Leon

A 2012 study published in Psychological Science referred to the fact that structure is task-dependent. In colleges and universities, students are encouraged to use critical thinking, which encourages identifying weak points in the work of others rather than developing their own ideas. The first two groups were egalitarian.

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The Magic Of Critical Thinking: How To Make Better Decisions

StrategyU

That is the world that would exist without critical thinking. Critical thinking is not well understood. People say “you go to school to learn how to think” but show no evidence that this happens. We assume critical thinking happens at work but we can’t explain how we do it.

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Beyond coping and adaptation: Toward a sociology of coaching. A necessary paradigm shift to address contemporary dramatic social change

The Coaching Blog

Thus, both of us could train ourselves in critical thinking during coaching sessions, which would be more ethical than a naive neutrality. If I am aware of my biases and help the coachee become aware of theirs, we can be vigilant and better protect ourselves.