Decision-making skills

Decision-making skills and techniques underpin most aspects of management. Deciding something means making a choice or coming to a conclusion. This involves a wide range of personal and interpersonal skills, including fact finding, logical thinking, creativity, analytical ability, sensitivity to others and assertiveness.

Decision making also relies on a thorough knowledge of a variety of techniques and processes.

What are the key steps in making a decision?

Whether decisions are straightforward or complex a methodical and systematic approach will lead to success.

• Setting objectives
• Collecting information
• Identifying alternative solutions
• Evaluating options
• Selecting the best option

What techniques can I use when making decisions?

Brefi Group courses will give you experience using a range of decision making techniques to meet each of these stages.

These might include:

• Brainstorming
• Ideas writing
• Disney method
• Setting well formed outcomes
• Mind Mapping®
• Lateral thinking
• Six thinking hats
• Decision trees
• Ishikawa fishbone diagrams
• Force field analysis
• Future pacing

Find out more about decision-making

We don't know whether you are planning a decision-making course, or whether you would like to know more about what we offer. Whichever it is, you can read more about our approach to training or spend a little time exploring this web site. Or you can contact us now.

Or you can do nothing.

The choice is yours.

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