I have taught Critical Thinking to a couple University of Phoenix classes. That course reminds us that perception of the truth is tricky and that first impressions may be wrong. It also shows that logic is a tool that can be flawed without the wisdom of experience to guide it. So if you do not have the wisdom you are better off gathering some from wide-ranging research - including talking with others - before making a decision.

It is not, however, a leadership course. It does not address the fact that it is rare that you will have all the information or wisdom you would like at the time you must make the call. Nor does it teach you to decide, evaluate, adjust, and decide again - scientific method stuff. Neither does it teach you to forgive yourself for mistakes - psychology stuff.