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Hi there,

I am a new manager promoted only 2 months ago. I would like to seek advice on how can i improve on my analytical skills?

 

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Submitted by csours on Thursday April 19th, 2012 5:51 am

 What are you analyzing?

People? Windows Computer logs?

Here's a technical resource I use; I believe it has good ideas for all fields: 

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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Submitted by RDHodgson on Friday April 20th, 2012 8:14 am

 If you're interested in better thinking, I can't recommend Less Wrong enough:

http://lesswrong.com/tag/rationality/

They deal not only in advice on how to think better, but also common pitfalls, and how a lot of what you *think* is rational isn't really.

For an easier introduction, visit: www.hpmor.com

Yeah, it's Harry Potter fan fiction. BUT: It's really good. The first few chapters are a bit iffy, and the whole thing is a bit hit and miss at times, but overall it teaches a lot of good lessons about how to think better. At the very least, it'll challenge you to think about how you think.

 

Best of premises to you!

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Submitted by jhack on Friday April 20th, 2012 10:42 am

Yes, practice.  One way to practice is to read books critically.  Here's how:

http://www.manager-tools.com/2011/10/how-read-a-book

A good discipline.  And you benefit by learning something each time you read.

John Hack