Delivery: Online | Duration: self-paced (60 days access)
What are the key ingredients that make up a good decision?
We all make decisions every day. Some are as simple as deciding what to have for breakfast, while others, such as those we need to make at work, require much more in-depth research, analysis and consultation.
This self-paced online course will equip you with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to maximise the likelihood of achieving your goals in any situation, while also ensuring that the decisions you make at work are aligned with your organisation's vision and values.
If you provide advice or formulate policy options, prepare briefs, or have a project or strategic planning role, this course is for you.
Once registered, you will have access to the equivalent of a full-day of engaging, high-quality training, which you can undertake at your own pace, to enable you to begin making better professional and personal decisions immediately. You will also receive:
- a fully referenced, practical e-book that can be used to help guide your decision-making well into the future, and
- a strategic decisions and recommendations process and checklist (a highly effective tool for those who are regularly confronted with decisions of significant importance).
Learning outcomes
This course will teach you how to:
- approach future decisions with an understanding of what constitutes a high-quality decision
- contribute more effectively to your organisation’s capacity to achieve its objectives through higher quality decision-making
- improve the quality of your professional and personal decisions by developing your ‘decision fitness’
- improve your individual performance and add value to your organisation by consistently making better decisions.
Who should attend?
This course is designed primarily for public sector professionals who want the practical skills to make better decisions and recommendations. It is particularly useful for those who are expected to:
- write and prepare briefs
- provide advice or formulate policy options for senior decision-makers
- perform in a project or project management role
- undertake strategic planning
- successfully deliver project outcomes.
Presenter - Dr Seth Nicholls (Nicholls Consulting Services)
Dr Nicholls is a policy and decision strategist with over 20 years’ experience. He has worked extensively in academia, as well as in state and federal government as a consultant to the South Australian, Victorian, New South Wales, Tasmanian and Northern Territory public sectors. Dr. Nicholls’ work has been published in high quality, peer reviewed journals and he holds a PhD in public policy from the University of Adelaide. He is also a graduate of Stanford University’s internationally renowned Strategic Decision and Risk Management program.
Accessing this course
Once registered, you will receive your username and password via email (usually within 1 day). If you have not received your login details after 24 hours, please email enquiries@nconsulting.com.au. You will then have access to all course materials for 60 days.
While the course can be completed in as little as one day (approx. 8 hours), for maximum benefit, it is recommenced that you complete the course within 6-8 weeks.