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Management Development Specialists, Inc.
 

Ocean Springs, MS

39565

 

(228)

875-8275

 

 

Effective

Decision Making Model TM

"You can pay more, but you can't buy better training."

 

 

All of us have made bad decisions at some point in our personal or professional lives. These decisions may not have been monumental and may have had little or no impact on any aspect of your life. On the other hand, in the case of a bad decision, what would have been the impact of a critical decision that created an impact throughout your life, department or organization?

 There is a way to avoid this potential problem. You should implement an effective decision making process instead of relying on feeling or intuition. This module discusses and recommends the Effective Decision Model™ to improve your decision processes.

On any given day, you make a number of large and small decisions that affect your life, department, team or organization. When decision making is addressed as a management skill, the reaction is that only highly technical and intricate decisions require a structured approach. However, the use of the Effective Decision Model™ can benefit you and help you to improve the quality of all your decisions.

We do not suggest that every minor decision requires a strenuous and documented process. When you use the Effective Decision Model™ you make the judgment as to how detailed the decision process must be. We realize that some decisions can take minutes, days, or months depending on the complexity of the issue. Depending on the scope of the decision, it may not be necessary to use every step in the process. You can select the steps that will lead to an effective decision and use only those steps.

The desired result is clarity about the decision that must be made. To achieve this result you must consider the relevant information and get the needed support of your team or organization to make the decision work.

The Effective Decision Model™ features 5 steps and the required actions to help you achieve each step. By using this model, you will achieve the overall result of a systematic process for making a choice and a balance between the benefits and the risks.

Select Your Training Options

Option 1

Purchase the Effective Decision Making TM Manual and use the material to build you skills or train your staff. The manual will be distributed as a PDF for $49.95.

+ FREE PowerPoint Presentation - import company template and you are ready to go!  

+ FREE Participant Materials - just print out the number of guides you need to train your staff

+ FREE Interview Guides - Administrative, Entry Level, Managerial and Sales Applicants

+ FREE Special Report: 20 Ways to Keep Good Employees

+ FREE Special Report: How to Manage a Project

+ FREE Email Implementation Consultation  

 


 Option 2 - One Day Workshop

Purchase the Effective Decision Making TM Workshop. We will provide all participant materials and the services of an expert trainer at your location. Up to twenty (20) participants may attend the workshop. This is a great value because you can schedule any participants you want, even from another division of your company to spread the cost. If your organization wishes to discuss a consulting assignment or training program, call (228) 875-8275 or e-mail.

Workshop Syllabus

  • Clarify Purpose of the decision

  • Evaluate Alternatives possibilities

  • Assess Prudent Risks

  • Make the Decision

  • Analyze the Decision against organizational objectives

 

 Session Agenda 

Morning

Afternoon

Decision Statement

Identify Adverse Consequences

Develop Objectives

Make the Best Balanced Choice

Required and Desired Objectives

Test Effectiveness of the Decision

Weigh Desired Objectives

Audit Objectives

Generate Alternatives         

Assess Threats        

Screen Required Alternatives/Objectives

Present and Assess Recommendations

Screen Desired Alternatives/Objectives

Develop Action Plan

 


Option 3 - Train–the-Trainer Workshop (Two Days)

Purchase the (T3) Train the Trainer Effective Decision Making TM Workshop. You will receive the Decision Making Model Workshop materials as a PDF that includes the content, participant materials and a PowerPoint presentation that you can edit and use your company templates. We will provide an expert trainer at your location to teach your managers how to conduct the workshop for your associates. Up to 20 participants may attend the T3 workshop. This is a great value because you can schedule any participants you want, even from another division of your company to spread the cost. If your organization wishes to discuss the Effective Decision Making Workshop, call (228) 875-8275 or e-mail.

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