Smart Decision Making Skills
The course is designed to help managers learn how to make better, smarter, faster decisions.
Managers will use systematic frameworks designed to improve their decision-making ability, and discover techniques such as simplifying complex decisions, applying intuition, avoiding “thinking traps,” and reducing biases.
Decision Making shows managers how to:
- Break down complex decisions into clearer, simpler steps.
- Learn by doing as they make decisions "under fire."
- Test their instincts in a "safe" environment that simulates their actual job environment.
- Utilize a process that ensures effective issue identification in complex decision situations.
- See how to simplify complex decisions by evaluating alternatives according to comparable criteria.
- Strengthen intuitive powers and learn how to balance these with systematic analysis.
- Learn how to identify and avoid “thinking traps”—distortions and biases that sabotage reasoning.
- Develop the ability to make fast decisions when waiting for the “perfect” solution may be counter-productive.
- Target problem areas and apply strategies for improving them on the job.
Making informed decisions one of the most fundamental of all management skills. Improving a manager’s ability to make sound decisions can provide a direct route to improving the performance of your organization.