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Using Critical Observation on the Job

by Jason Alba

Practicing critical observation skills at work will help you bring more value to teams, projects, products, and customers. Learn more about these skills, and exercises to practice them at work, in this course.

What you'll learn

In our normal workday, we need to be more collaborative, better communicators, and more aware of what is going on in the market and in our teams. In this course, Using Critical Observation on the Job, you’ll learn foundational knowledge to help you improve your critical observation skills. First, you’ll explore critical observation and how it intersects with critical thinking. Next, you’ll discover important soft skills to help you improve your critical observation at work. Finally, you’ll learn how to apply critical observation skills in different situations. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of critical observation to bring more value to your work.

About the author

Jason Alba has been a Pluralsight Author since 2012, specializing in soft skills and professional development. He started his IT career as an intern developing tools for a robust intranet. He transitioned to an IT manager at another company where his job included web development as well as other IT functions. After an acquisition Jason became VP and then general manager at a newly formed tech company. He founded and manages JibberJobber.com, a CRM for job seekers. Jason has authored three books.... more

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