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Overcoming Challenges to Decision-Making
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Advanced Provider : Kenyotta Cross 7 Lessons · 19m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
As a leader, you will encounter situations where there are no easy or clear solutions. In some cases, these difficult decisions you’re making will directly affect your employees, and could possibly even upset them. It’s critical to develop your skills in decision-making so your employees know they can trust and follow you. It’s important for leaders to know how to alleviate the pressures that sometimes come with these decisions while still being able to make careful and informed choices.
In this course, we’ll discuss some common decision-making challenges which will help you to identify and overcome them, and we’ll review strategies for making uncomfortable choices. You will learn about different types of bias, and about how to eliminate typical distractions that could prevent you from making an effective decision. You’ll also learn about the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and how to use it to make difficult decisions more objectively.
What You'll Learn
- Identify common decision-making challenges so you can overcome them
- Eliminate distractions that prevent effective decisions
- Reduce the pressures that come with difficult decisions
- Recognize different types of bias and reduce bias in decision-making
- Apply the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to make tough decisions more objectively
- Make uncomfortable choices using careful, informed strategies
Key Takeaways
- Leaders face situations with no easy or clear solutions, and strong decision-making skills help employees trust and follow them.
- Identifying common decision-making challenges is the first step to overcoming them.
- Eliminating typical distractions helps you make more effective decisions.
- Understanding different types of bias allows you to reduce its influence on your choices.
- The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a tool for making difficult decisions more objectively.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is designed for leaders who encounter situations with no easy or clear solutions, where difficult decisions directly affect their employees.
What does this course cover?
It covers common decision-making challenges, strategies for making uncomfortable choices, different types of bias, eliminating distractions, and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP).
What is the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)?
It is a process taught in this course that you can use to make difficult decisions more objectively.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will build skills in decision making and problem solving.
What topics do the lessons include?
Lessons include Introduction, Identifying Common Challenges, Eliminating Distractions, Making Tough Decisions, Reducing Bias in Decision-Making, The Analytical Hierarchy Process, and Test Your Knowledge.
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