Decision Making for Managerial Effectiveness

Programme Overview

The great French philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre, said: Men are not created but create themselves through their choices. These choices are rooted in and stem from the decisions we make. To become high achievers or managers aspiring to become effective leaders, we must understand how to make optimal decisions. It is even more important to understand how not to make suboptimal decisions.

The programme exposes participants to how framing, biases, motivational influences, and escalation of commitment creep into decisions we make. We seek to understand how decisions made by smart and responsible individuals and groups can sometimes lead to organizational failures and disasters, that can affect the destinies of thousands of people. We also try to understand how humans interpret the complex situations they face, and how do strategies leaders and managers employ to deal with these complexities, uncertainties, and crises. Understanding this will help managers and leaders make better and more creative decisions in their organizations.

Key BenefitsTakeaways

The objectives of the programme are to:

Appreciate the complexities of individual, group and organizational decision-making processes, and be able to gainfully apply the acquired knowledge and understanding to day-to-day professional and social environments, and managing crises.