Explore the underlying psychological, physiological, and sociological dynamics of making decisions in complex organizations. Learn how to match issues with best-fit tools to expand your capacity for making informed decisions that drive stronger outcomes.
BUILD SUCCESS ONE DECISION AT A TIME
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Course Length
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Typical Class Size
For organizational decision makers and those wishing to expand their influence -
Course Investment
Breakfast and lunch included
HOW IT WORKS
This two-day course is for professionals looking to drive strategic decision making within their organizations. You’ll examine the process from multiple perspectives and learn to apply various analytical tools to make your own decisions and influence decisions being made by others. This course applies to the C-Suite Certificate with concentrations in Change Management, Business Analytics, and Strategy and qualifies as an elective for the C-Suite, Leadership, and Advanced Certificates.
Executive Decision Making
Participant Insights
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Barry Zipp
Executive Director, Fortune 500 CompanyBarry Zipp shares his experience in Emory's Executive Decision Making short course and learning the importance of relying on data and psychology to make important business decisions. -
Erika Noll
Director of Clinical Services, Peachtree OrthopedicsErika Noll shares her learnings in Executive Decision Making and how the course has helped her reshape the way she approaches decision making in her new, executive-level role. -
Yi Lasanajak
Project Director, Emory University School of Medicine"I was not confident in my decision making before this course. Now, I am more confident with my executive decision-making ability. The instructors are very competent, humorous, and energized. They made us connect with our real-life experiences making the course content applicable in our daily work."
Course Takeaways
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Analysis Techniques
Learn how decisions are made in multi-layered organizations and develop analysis techniques that help to optimize the decision-making process. -
Objectivity
Consider issues from multiple perspectives, understand and overcome bias – conscious and unconscious – and learn to balance objective and subjective information to make more effective decisions. -
Tools and Framework
Build new tools and frameworks that allow you to guide decision making and ensure decisions support the overall organizational strategy.
Faculty Spotlight
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Steve Walton
Professor in the Practice of Information Systems & Operations ManagementSteve Walton’s areas of expertise include strategic execution, operational decision-making and the impact of leadership on operations outcomes. He consults with such clients as Sony, First Data, UPS, The Home Depot, Delta Air Lines, Usher’s New Look Foundation, and The Arthur M. Blank Family Office.Creating Strategy for Solutions
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Michael Sacks
Michael Sacks is a Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management at Goizueta Business School and has served as both vice provost for Emory University Strategies and as academic director for the Woodruff Leadership Academy in Emory’s Health Sciences Center. He is an experienced executive educator who focuses his work on integrating traditional leadership topics with the cultural and strategic contexts in which an organization operates. Michael’s teaching influences individual leadership, team dynamics, and organizational culture.