Take the “How Good Are Your Problem-Solving Skills?” survey:
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_72.htm
What was your score? Scroll down until you see the stages of problem solving (below Figure 1: The Simplex Process) For which strategy did you have one or two stars? Describe something you can do to improve that problem-solving skill. For which step(s) did you have four or five stars? Describe a time when this problem-solving skill came in handy.
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