Critical Thinking Checklist for Workplace Recommendations

6 min read | Updated for workplace learners

A recommendation should survive basic pressure-testing. Ask what evidence supports it, what evidence could weaken it, what assumptions it depends on, and what tradeoff the decision-maker is accepting.

Separate facts from interpretation. Then state the recommendation in one sentence with the action, owner, timing, and expected result.

Clear thinking becomes visible when the recommendation is specific.

Editorial reference: LinkedIn Learning public course page.