The Executive Decision Making professional development course explores 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.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUILD SUCCESS ONE DECISION AT A TIME
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Number of Sessions
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Number of Hours
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. each day -
Course Investment*
The course fee covers program materials, parking, and includes breakfast, lunch, mid-morning/mid-afternoon break snacks, and all-day hot/cold beverage service.
Course Brochure
How it Works
Emory Executive Education
Executive Decision Making
This in-person 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 Business Analytics, Excellence in Business, and Leadership certificates.
Professional Development Goals
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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.
Executive Decision Making
Participant Insights
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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.Barry Zipp
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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.Erika Noll
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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."Yi Lasanajak
Take the Next Step
Emory Executive Education
Faculty Spotlight
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Creating Strategy for Solutions
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.Steve Walton
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Influencing Leadership
Professor in the Practice of Organization & ManagementMichael Sacks 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. His teaching influences individual leadership, team dynamics, and organizational culture.Michael Sacks
Special Pricing
*Emory Executive Education offers special pricing for select constituents:
o Goizueta Business School Alumni/Faculty/Staff
o Emory University Alumni/Faculty/Staff
o Government and Non-Profit
o Veterans
o Group/Multiple
o Custom Clients
Please contact us for more information about our special pricing or to receive your code before you register.
We also offer flexible payment options through Emory Alliance Credit Union. Emory Alliance Credit Union has created an unsecured line of credit for Emory Executive Education participants to assist with the cost of courses:
o Minimum amount: $1,000; maximum amount: $15,000
o 12 months interest only—the balance on the 13th month will be amortized over 36 months
o Interest rate is prime + 4%*
o A monthly billing notice will be mailed to you
o Credit Union membership is required
For more information, call 404-329-6415 (Option 3), or visit emoryacu.com to find a branch near you.
o Goizueta Business School Alumni/Faculty/Staff
o Emory University Alumni/Faculty/Staff
o Government and Non-Profit
o Veterans
o Group/Multiple
o Custom Clients
Please contact us for more information about our special pricing or to receive your code before you register.
We also offer flexible payment options through Emory Alliance Credit Union. Emory Alliance Credit Union has created an unsecured line of credit for Emory Executive Education participants to assist with the cost of courses:
o Minimum amount: $1,000; maximum amount: $15,000
o 12 months interest only—the balance on the 13th month will be amortized over 36 months
o Interest rate is prime + 4%*
o A monthly billing notice will be mailed to you
o Credit Union membership is required
For more information, call 404-329-6415 (Option 3), or visit emoryacu.com to find a branch near you.