Summary
Finding positive solutions for everyday problems big and small is an essential career skill. Problem-Solving Skills, Fifth Edition teaches readers how to become a problem solver, a valuable and highly sought person in today's complicated workforce. This eBook illustrates the difference between scientific and creative problem-solving techniques, explores common types of workplace problems, and outlines a five-step approach to dealing with dilemmas that students can apply to almost any situation. Readers can also test their knowledge with true-or-false quizzes, find tips for learning more about problem-solving, and do exercises to learn and improve key problem-solving techniques.
Chapters include:
- The Problem Solver in You
- Using Scientific Thinking to Solve Problems
- Using Creative Thinking to Solve Problems
- Obstacles to Problem Solving
- Identify and Define the Problem
- Define Goals and Objectives
- Generate Solutions
- Develop a Plan of Action
- Follow Through
- Decision Making.
About the Author(s)
Andrew Morkes is the founder and editorial director of College & Career Press in Chicago, Illinois. He has written about college-and career-related topics for more than 25 years. Andrew has written and edited many books for Ferguson’s including the Encyclopedia of Careers & Vocational Guidance and many volumes in the Careers in Focus, Discovering Careers, Vault Career Guides, and Career Skills Library series. He is also the author of Nontraditional Careers for Women and Men: More Than 30 Great Jobs for Women and Men With Apprenticeships Through PhDs; Nature in Chicagoland: More Than 120 Fantastic Nature Destinations That You Must Visit; and They Teach That in College!?: A Resource Guide to More Than 100 Interesting College Majors, which was selected as one of the best books of the year by the library journal Voice of Youth Advocates. Andrew is the author and publisher of “The Morkes Report: College and Career Planning Trends” blog. Articles about his work have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Practical Homeschooling, and other publications. Andrew's poetry has appeared in Cadence, Wisconsin Review, Poetry Motel, Strong Coffee, and Mid-America Review.