Thinking and Decision Making Paper

Melitha Caldwell, Laura Robinson, Pedro Cotto

MGT/350

William Crigger

University of Phoenix

August 11, 2011

As humans we all have our own unique traits, habits, styles and behaviors that make us individuals. With the same respect to individuality; thinking styles of individuals are unique as well. Not only by the upbringing by which thinking styles were developed but also by the behavioral actions and reactions to different situations that we face.

In our paper we will examine three different types of thinking styles. We speak about the emotional, optimist and logical thinking styles and explain the differences and alikeness of those styles then apply them to the decision making process.

Emotional thinking plays an important role of the types of thinking styles. Individuals, who manage to have this type of thinking style, subject themselves to make a bad decision when faced with a problem. Most emotional thinkers will lash out at their respected manager when they feel as if they are being taken advantage of in the workplace. For example, if an employee is late for work and the manager ask him or her to do the job of the late employee, they may give a negative response to the situation, causing him or her to say something they may regret.

Moreover, a logical thinker must be able to use common sense in order to analyze what the problem is. When problems of any kind arise, the best action to take is to step back for a moment and break it down. Analyze the situation and look to tackle the problem with a logical mindset. You will be surprised how this simple exercise can make a problem so much easier to solve. Many people today worry about issues concerning money, health, jobs, retirement, children, etc; however many people do little about tackling their problems in a logical manner, when these