Decision Leadership
This 2½-day course builds on the concepts of Decision Quality and the Dialogue Decision Process, with a focus on the role of the decision leader.
Designed for managers who must lead a group to a decision, the course teaches the five essentials of decision leadership:
- See the destination - a high-quality decision
- Diagnose a decision situation
- Design an effective and efficient decision process
- Lead the decision process
- Assess the level of quality achieved.
As part of leading the decision process, decision leaders often facilitate meetings among those who support and provide input to decision making, as well as those who actually make the decision. This course teaches the fundamentals of leading meetings at various stages of the Dialogue Decision Process, with practice in facilitation, managing group dynamics (including conflict), leadership styles, and improving decision quality. Participants have the opportunity to gain insight into their own decision leadership capabilities through in-class exercises and other individual assessments.
Prerequisite: The course Decision Quality in Organizations is a prerequisite.
Offered through the Stanford Center for Professional Development in partnership with SDG.
