Problem Solving and Decision Making
Acquire the skills and ability to solve problems and make decisions quickly and effectively in the workplace. This is a critical skill for all staff, team leaders and managers.
Description
In the workplace, you’ll need to make decisions and resolve problems frequently. And while many of your decisions are not so important, some are potentially life changing. So learning how to use effective strategies and tools will help you to make the right decisions at the right time.
The ICL Training Problems Solving and Decision Making Training Course provides you with skills such as problem solving techniques and models, organising methods, ways to conduct research, identifying options to achieve accurate decision-making and problem solving.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
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Build and expand decision making, critical thinking and creative problem solving skills
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Apply logical and creative approaches to solving problems and making decisions
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Use traditional and creative tools for identifying causes and generating solutions
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Employ creativity and lateral thinking as business tools
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Analyze and solve actual problems facing them at work
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Demonstrate and build credibility with upper management
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Develop strategic approaches to problem solving and decision making
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Analyse information to clearly describe problems
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Think creatively and be a contributing member of a problem-solving team
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Create plans for implementing, evaluating, and following up
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Avoid common decision-making mistakes
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Make correct and timely decisions
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Use problem-solving model and toolkit
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Use SWOT Analysis
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Make good group decisions
How will this Training Course be Presented?
Live-Online
Who is this Training Course for?
This course is for all staff especially Managers, supervisors and administrators who will benefit from better problem solving and decision making skills, and business professionals who want to take their critical thinking to the next level by using both their experience and intuition to make the right moves and decisions
The Course Content
Problem solving and decision making
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Definition of ‘problem’
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Definition of ‘problem solving’
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Definition of ‘decision making’
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Creative problem solving and decision making
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The helicopter view
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Problem diagnosis
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Defining the opportunity or problem
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The link between causes and symptoms
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Problem deviation
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The right decisions at the right time
The rational approach to problem solving (Kepner & Tregoe)
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Defining the problem
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Writing a problem statement
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Techniques for recognizing problems
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Six important questions to clear out
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The rational approach
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Kepner & Tregoe
Problem analysis supplementary tools
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Root cause analysis
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Creative problem solving and decision making
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The five-why process
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The cause and effect diagram
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The fishbone diagram
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Pareto analysis
Decision making supplementary tools
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Effective decision making
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Why-Why and how-how analysis
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The how-how method
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Choice making
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The decision analysis worksheet
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The Kepner & Tregoe method for analyzing alternatives
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Use of the matrix
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Effective decision making
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The decision making matrix
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Definition of ‘consensus’
Creativity and problem solving
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The need for thinking skills
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Mental structures of college students
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Stages in problem solving and decision making
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The human brain
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Understanding the two hemispheres of the brain
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Critical thinking
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Lateral thinking
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Mental blocks to creative thinking
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Brainstorming
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The six thinking hats