People & Behavioural
PP0012

Strategic Decision-Making & Critical Problem Solving for Executives

Strategic Decision-Making & Critical Problem Solving for Executives
Duration
16 Hours
Level
Advanced
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Executive Decision Lab

Programme Objectives

Senior corporate leaders must make high-consequence decisions in environments characterized by volatility, incomplete information, and cognitive biases. This executive programme teaches leaders how to distinguish complex from chaotic situations, stress-test strategic choices with pre-mortems, and execute decisively.

Tools covered

Cynefin Complexity FrameworkPre-Mortem Analysis & Red TeamingDecision Tree & Probabilistic Thinking ModelsCognitive Bias Mitigation Checklists

Who should attend

  • Executive Vice Presidents & General Managers
  • Managing Directors and Board Advisors
  • Senior Strategy & Operations Directors
  • Founders and C-Suite Leaders

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Senior executive or general management leadership experience

TOC Modules

Learning objectives
  • Categorizing challenges into Clear, Complicated, Complex, and Chaotic domains
  • Matching appropriate leadership response styles to environmental complexity
  • Recognizing cognitive biases: confirmation bias, sunk cost fallacy, and overconfidence
  • Implementing red-teaming techniques to stress-test consensus assumptions
Topics & Learning Outcomes
  • Categorizing challenges into Clear, Complicated, Complex, and Chaotic domains
  • Matching appropriate leadership response styles to environmental complexity
  • Recognizing cognitive biases: confirmation bias, sunk cost fallacy, and overconfidence
  • Implementing red-teaming techniques to stress-test consensus assumptions

Scenarios

Scenario — Navigating an Unforeseen Geopolitical Market Crisis

Learners role-play an executive emergency committee addressing a sudden regulatory shutdown in a key overseas market, executing a pre-mortem and determining whether to divest or pivot operations.

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