Ever wonder why some entrepreneurs will hit it big with a launch or major deal and then just a year later find out they've neglected taxes, depleted their savings and have to start all over from scratch?

Employee turnover is expensive. According to Gallup, a statistical research firm, it costs a business between one half and twice the annual salary of an employee if they leave.

It is the hope of professionals to pursue careers they are passionate about. While finding joy and meaning from one's work is helpful for productivity, it is important to make sure intense emotions and impulses do not cloud critical thinking in the workplace. Professionals should use critical thinking in all aspects of workplace operations to avoid costly mistakes. From recruiting to marketing and sales, all organizational departments should emphasize practicing critical thinking in workplace decisions.

Have you ever been in that meeting where things goes awry and you immediately feel your stomach tie up in knots? You can tell something is wrong--maybe what you said or didn't say, or did or didn't do. Then it just gets worse as you spend more time thinking about what happened--or what everyone else might be thinking--instead of the agenda.