Strategic Decision Making - Virtual
Using analysis and intuition to avoid common biases
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About the program
Every day as a manager, you’re asked to make choices. Some bigger and more public than others, but they all add up. Over time it is your decision-making track record that establishes your reputation and impacts the future of your organization.
Is decision making an art or a science? The truth is, it’s both. This 7-hour program will demonstrate how to blend intuition and analysis in order to select the best next move.
You’ll leave with a practical framework, designed to help you avoid common biases to arrive at and implement decisions that are both effective and ethical.
In this program you will learn to:
- Utilize different prescriptions for positive decision-making practices in the future based on learnings from other successful managers and business leaders' decision making
- Discuss and build a framework for both strategic and tactical problem-solving – an asset for any managers faced with making important decisions about their businesses
- Understand the impact of your decisions across the organization
Dynamic Virtual Classroom
Participate in the program from anywhere. Our online learning platform combines live, interactive video instruction with breakout sessions, panel discussions, and expert Q&A.
Who should attend
This program is designed for business professionals and managers from all functional areas who are involved in decision-making for their team, unit, or organization.
This program is designated an approved recertification program by the HRPA.
Discounts Available
Registered Charities
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Volume Discounts
Queen’s Executive Education is pleased to offer a 15% discount for organizations that pre-pay for five or more seats on any of our programs within a 12-month period. Check your eligibility to receive a volume discount
A Recognized Symbol of Excellence
Participants who complete the program earn the Strategic Decision Making digital badge credential.
Personal benefits
- Avoid common biases to arrive at and implement decisions that are both effective and ethical
- Blend the art and science of decision-making into a practical process
- Increased responsiveness to internal and external customer needs
- Avoid decision-making traps and resolve decision-making bottlenecks
Organizational benefits
- Make effective decisions in uncertain and risky environments
- Ensure that decisions are made at the right level in the organization
- Improved productivity through better teamwork, communication, and coordination
- Better use and allocation of limited resources
Program Content
Throughout this 7-hour remote learning program, you will examine strategic decision making, as well as study managerial and organizational decision processes in the context of breakthrough research from business management, behavioural economics, and cognitive science.
Through briefings, case studies, and exercises—you will explore decision-making challenges, especially in uncertain and changing business environments, and consider a framework for making effective decisions.
- Learn how to analyze uncertain and complex industry and business environments, and discuss the risks of under- and over-analysis
- Study the role of intuition and judgment in strategic decision making, as well as look at inherent biases and traps in such approaches
- Through case study discussion, analyze decision-making situations, and evaluate feasible alternatives and criteria
- Learn how to blend the art and science of decision-making into a practical framework for solving strategic problems
- Consider barriers and bottlenecks that can bog down decision processes, and discuss approaches for improving the efficiency and quality of organizational decision-making
Dynamic Virtual Classroom
Participate in the program from anywhere. Our online learning platform combines live, interactive video instruction with breakout sessions, panel discussions, and expert Q&A.
Our learning platform is fully encrypted, allowing you to connect securely from home, office or anywhere in between.
Virtual programs are designed to fit within your schedule, allowing you to learn new skills and immediately put them to work.
Please note: Our Executive Education Virtual Classroom leverages Zoom for content delivery and participation collaboration. Please consult with your IT administrator if you have any concerns about platform access or setup requirements.
Session Leaders
Session leaders include senior professors from Smith School of Business and knowledgeable experts from industry. These outstanding teachers are constantly in touch with today's business world through real-world business experience, Board memberships and their own consulting practices.
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