Strategic Decision Making
Target Audience: All management roles that are involved in and are responsible for making strategic decisions for their organisation. Also very relevant for internal consultants who are involved in facilitating the decision making process.
Why Should You Attend ? If you are involved in and/or responsible for making decisions that have a strategic impact for your organisation, you appreciate the complexity and often personal risk at stake when making such decisions. To avoid risk and uncertainty, decisions are often not made, they are made too late, or the incorrect decisions are made. Whist decision risk and complexity can never be fully overcome, this course will help you make more effective decisions through the use of proven techniques. Facilitated by a senior corporate consultant and executive coach, this course is essential for your professional development.
Theory into Practice
This course teaches the use of decision making and decision management techniques based on best practice and the facilitator’s experience. It is rich in practical application through self assessment, group work, discussion and case study exercises.
Key Learning Outcomes
By attending this course participants will:
- Understand strategic decision making processes and their complexities
- Learn how to use key techniques that will help you in the decision making process
- Improve your ability to make decisions and to generate alternative decisions
- Gain confidence in making complex decisions whilst managing risk and uncertainty
- Develop strategies to improve strategic decision making in your organisation
- Learn from other course participants by discussing and solving challenging decision scenarios
Course Outline: Strategic Decision Making
MORNING SESSION
Organisational Decision Making - Key Principles and Considerations
“Strategic Decision Making” Defined
Barriers to Effective Decision Making
Factors that Influence Decision Making
Emotional Intelligence in Decision Making
Working with your Stakeholders
Identifying your Direct and Indirect Stakeholders
Using Stakeholder Mapping
Developing Strategies to Maximise Stakeholder Support
Decision Making Techniques
5 Key Decision Making Techniques
Identifying and Managing Decision Dependencies
Using Negotiation Outcomes for Decision Evaluation
Overcoming Risk and Uncertainty
AFTERNOON SESSION
Harnessing the Power of the Team
Individual vs. Team Decisions
Creating an Effective Decision Making Process
Facilitating Strategic Thinking in Team Sessions
Dealing with Energy Plays
Applying the Techniques
Technique Application Practice on Case Study Scenarios
Technique Evaluation
10 Pillars of Effective Decision Making
Personal Action Planning