The best strategy in the world fails if nobody in the room can decide how to execute it, or freezes at the first sign of a difficult trade-off. Every organisation depends on people who can analyse a problem down to its root cause, think clearly without being pulled by bias, weigh risk against priority, and turn a decision into an action plan that actually gets followed through. The Arab British Fellowship Training Academy designed this Strategic Decision Making Training Course to build exactly that capability.

Participants work through root-cause problem analysis, critical thinking and bias reduction, creative approaches to generating workable solutions, prioritisation and risk assessment, collaborative decision-making within teams, and the discipline of action planning and monitoring outcomes. Business professionals, managers, team leaders, project managers and entrepreneurs will leave equipped to make sound, timely decisions and see them through to results.

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for:

1. Business professionals participating in decision making processes.
2. Managers and team leaders responsible for problem solving in their teams.
3. Project managers looking for better planning and execution skills.
4. Entrepreneurs who wish to enhance their strategic thinking and decision making.
5. Professionals across industries who want to develop their thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Objective:

The objective of this Strategic Decision Making Training Course is to:

1. Familiarise participants with the decision-making process and its significance for organisational success.
2. Develop skills for identifying the root cause of a problem and analysing it effectively.
3. Apply critical thinking techniques for logical, unbiased reasoning, and teach creative problem-solving strategies.
4. Teach prioritisation methods for focusing on critical and urgent tasks.
5. Build capability in risk assessment and mitigation.
6. Develop teamwork in collaborative decision-making, and the ability to formulate and monitor action plans.

Module 1: Why Decisions - Not Just Strategies - Determine Outcomes

• Overview of decision-making in professional contexts
• Importance of strategic thinking in decision-making

Module 2: Getting to the Real Problem: Root-Cause Analysis

• Identifying and defining problems clearly
• Root cause analysis and solution evaluation

Module 3: Thinking Clearly: Critical Thinking and Bias Reduction

• Tools to minimise biases in decisions
• Enhancing logical reasoning in problem-solving

Module 4: Generating Creative, Workable Solutions

• Techniques for generating innovative ideas
• Practical steps for implementing creative solutions

Module 5: Weighing Risk and Setting Priorities

• Time management and task prioritisation tools, including the Eisenhower Matrix
• Identifying potential risks in decision-making
• Developing risk mitigation strategies

Module 6: Deciding Together: Collaborative Decision-Making

• Engaging teams in decision-making processes
• Encouraging collective input for better solutions

Module 7: Turning Decisions into Results: Action Planning and Monitoring

• Creating effective action plans for implementation
• Methods for monitoring and evaluating outcomes