Critical Thinking Making evidence-based decisions | 17 April

Critical thinking is essential in today’s fast changing business environment, enabling professionals to move beyond assumptions and make sound, evidence-based decisions. This workshop explores key areas such as identifying reliable information, evaluating data objectively, and applying structured reasoning to solve problems. Participants will learn practical tools to distinguish facts from opinions, reduce bias, and strengthen decision-making processes. For small businesses and individual practitioners, these skills are particularly valuable helping them allocate resources wisely, respond to challenges with confidence, and build credibility with clients. The session emphasizes practical application, ensuring participants leave with strategies they can immediately implement.

This session will cover:

  • Importance of critical thinking in decision-making objective analysis, reducing errors, and improving outcomes.
  • Understanding evidence-based decision-making and its four sources (scientific research, organizational data, professional expertise, stakeholder values)
  • Exploring the four pillars of evidence and how they strengthen decisions.
  • Developing core cognitive skills reasoning, reflection, skepticism, and open-mindedness.
  • Real-world applications in public health and workplace policies
  • Common barriers to effective decision-making (biases, anecdotal evidence, information overload) and strategies to overcome them.
  • Step-by-step process for evidence-based critical thinking define, gather, appraise, integrate, decide, monitor, reflect, adjust
  • Visualizing the decision making cycle for continuous improvement
  • Building a culture of transparency, accountability, and trust through evidence-based practices

 

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Date: Friday 17 April 2026
Time: 4pm - 5pm UAE time | 1pm - 2pm UK time. 
Delivery: Online webinar
CPD hours: 1
Price: Free

About the speaker 

Mian Muhammad WaqasMian Muhammad Waqas

An accomplished HR leader and Senior Corporate Trainer, currently serving as Head of HR at SA Consultants. He oversees cross-regional operations across Dubai, and Lahore, driving policy enforcement, team development, and strategic communications. With extensive experience in designing transparent HR systems, he empowers people and strengthens organizational culture. As a trainer, he delivers impactful sessions on leadership, resilience, and organizational efficiency. Known for blending professionalism with creativity, Waqas also leads branding initiatives and motivational content that unify teams. Fluent in English and Urdu, he inspires growth, clarity, and collective success across diverse workplaces.

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Saqib Iqbal is a highly accomplished senior executive with 15+ years of diverse management experience across Finance, VAT, and Compliance with exemplary leadership skills and ability to set a strategic vision for the company. Saqib is a dynamic, performance-driven leader with a strong track record of success in achieving revenue, profit, and business growth objectives. Excel in a fast-paced environment while remaining pragmatic, analytical, and focused. Extensive background in managing and motivating cross-functional teams across the organizations. Developed and enforced advanced institutional framework and processes to ensure and maintain regulatory compliance.

With an educational background in Accounting & Finance, Saqib has delivered 300+ lectures and pieces of training. Saqib is also the Regional Director of the prestigious Institute of Financial Accountants United Kingdom.

Saqib loves talking about Corporate Reporting, Business Analysis, Financial Modelling and Education.