Decision Making

In addition to your class tuition and study materials, you will receive the following:


Exercises

• Course Exercises

Other Extras

• Pre-course exercise
  
• Post-course support
  
• Certificate of attendance

Level: Intermediate


Synopsis:
What is the most economical cost cutting measure for your department? How are you going to tell that really important client that their funds have not even reached expectations, let alone exceeded them? Which project will be the best use of time and resources? Which supplier will upgrade the systems with minimum disruption to the front office? With the possibility that each task could be achieved in a myriad of ways, your goal is to provide a solution rapidly. As all decisions have a financial as well as an interpersonal impact,making the correct one is fundamental to success. Using a logical framework to make clear, accurate and efficient decisions will have a huge impact on the quality and speed of your work and have a positive effect on all whom you interact with.


At the end of the course participants will be able to: Communicate the decision . Evaluate the decision to identify and mitigate potential subsequent problems . Generate options and determine the best solution to ensure success . Follow a logical process for making decisions . Use a framework to identify decision objectives .


Prerequisites:
None


Suitable For:
Anyone


Capitalise on how you naturally decide

• Knowing your preferred style
• Build an awareness of other ways of thinking and decision making
• Learn what naturally confuses our decision making
• Understand your preferred thinking style and implications for decision making

Snap decision or considered judgement?

• Learn when instinctive versus rational judgement is applicable
• Follow a seven step process for decision making
• Learn techniques for generating new options rather than relying on what you already know
• Evaluate your decision to ensure it's the most effective at the time

Bring others on board

• Influence others so that your decision is accepted
• Determine who you need to involve during each stage of the decision making process
• Learn influencing techniques for consulting and informing colleagues of your decision