ThinkAbout Decision Makingâ„¢

Module summary

Today’s problems are often yesterday’s decisions.

In today’s business environment there is often little time to think. We live in the ‘here and now’. Everybody wants it ‘now’. This results in many decisions being made ‘on the fly’, without really thinking things through or without being able to consider all the facts. The result is often poor decision making. This module recognises the reality of today’s business world and provides a structure that ensures the decisions made are as good as they can be.

Who should attend?

• Anyone involved in decision makingŒŒ
• Managers, supervisors, team leaders and individual contributorsŒŒ
• Members of project teamsŒŒ

Prerequisites

Participants need to have attended the Start thinking workshop or have received an in-depth debrief of their HBDI® Profile.

Typical time investment

3 to 4 hours

Learning outcomes

At the end of this module participants will be able to:

• understand how thinking preferences influence decisionsŒŒ
• understand why people make the decisions they doŒŒ
• think about the consequences more fullyŒŒ
• make more balanced Whole Brain® decisionsŒŒ
• make better decisions in group situations.ŒŒ

Key activities

• Whole Brain® reviewŒŒ
• Exploring how thinking effects decision makingŒŒ
• Making decisions aloneŒŒ
• Making decisions in teams

Module topics

Introduction

• Reviews the application of skills from any previous moduleŒŒ
• Reviews their understanding of the Whole Brain Model™ÂŒÂŒ
• Answers any outstanding questions or issuesŒŒ

Think about decision making

• Overviews the module contentŒŒ
• Highlights the learning outcomesŒŒ
• Highlights the importance of this moduleŒŒ

Thinking preferences and decision making

• Applies the Whole Brain Model™ to decision makingŒŒ
• Shows the impact that thinking preferences have on decision makingŒŒ

The Whole Brain Decider™

• Overviews the 4 step process of the decision making process ŒŒ
• Introduces the Whole Brain Decider™ÂŒÂŒ
• Explains how individuals need to think differently at different stagesŒŒ

Decision making exercises

• Practises using the Whole Brain Decider™ÂŒÂŒ
• Builds skills and awareness in decision makingŒŒ
• Enhances the ability to make Whole Brain® decisionsŒŒ

On-the-job application

Initiates the transfer of skills to the job, in a specific situationsŒŒ

Module summary

• Reviews the module contentŒŒ
• Reinforces the key learning points