Make sure your team members represent a diversity of thinking styles, skill levels, and backgrounds.

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This goes with the skill of thinking rationally and compassionately about even the most emotional issues.

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You need to diversify and always be thinking of expanding your skill base.

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"There is a skill in thinking ahead and finding those names that people are going to want ... before they realise they want them, " he said.

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These are life skills, not just academic skills, and it is the quality of writing and thinking that separates employees with identical technical skill sets.

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And, this year, instead of promising to transform yourself overnight into a better parent, how about committing to continually improve your parenting little by little, by learning, thinking deeply about, and mastering one skill at a time?

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Encourage lateral or associative thinking by rubbing together different groups, cultures, skill sets, and department silos.

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To my way of thinking they have many of the ingredients and necessary skill already.

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Price says mastering the art of thinking on your feet is an essential career-building skill.

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