Foundations of Strategic Decision-Making

• Understanding the strategic decision-making process.
• Identifying types of decisions: routine vs. strategic vs. crisis driven.
• Introduction to frameworks for effective decision-making.
• How uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity impact leadership choices.
• Group simulation: “Decision-making in high-pressure environments.”

Overcoming Biases and Cognitive Traps

• Behavioural decision-making: How biases distort judgment.
• Recognizing common leadership decision traps (confirmation bias, overconfidence, etc.).
• Techniques to de-bias individual and group decision-making.
• Interactive exercises: Diagnosing and mitigating biases.
• Reflection session: Lessons from real-world business failures.

Analytical Tools for Strategic Choices

• Scenario planning and strategic foresight techniques.
• Decision trees, payoff matrices, and real options thinking.
• Risk analysis and managing downside scenarios.
• Applying data-driven approaches to strategic decision-making.
• Case study workshop: “Making high-risk, high-reward choices.”

Leading Decision Processes and Stakeholder Alignment

• Building decision-making teams: Diversity, collaboration, and governance.
• Managing dissent and constructive conflict in decision meetings.
• Communicating decisions for buy-in and successful execution.
• Ethical considerations in strategic leadership decisions.
• Simulation exercise: “Boardroom Decision Challenge.”

Integrated Decision-Making Practice and Personal Development

• Synthesizing intuition and analysis in real-world decisions.
• Leading under uncertainty: Building adaptive and agile decision models.
• Designing your personal decision-making improvement plan.
• Final capstone simulation: Strategic decision lab.
• Closing reflections: How to create a decision-making culture in your organization.