Effective Business Decision-Making
Decisions come from the need to solve a problem or identify a new opportunity. Making decisions, large and small, is a critical component to business success.
By understanding and implementing a strong decision making process, organisations are able to effectively gather information, evaluate options, and implement decisions. This process offers benefits including clarity, efficiency, accountability, and risk mitigation.
The Effective Business Decision-Making short course provides you with the knowledge and skills you need to make effective decisions that will ensure that your organisation can take advantage of opportunities, solve problems, operate productively and implement successful short and long term strategy.
Is this course right for you?
This program is designed for middle managers to senior managers who aspire to gain a robust skill set to support their decision-making. This course is also applicable to individual contributors who need to make impactful decisions.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the importance of making both fast and slow decisions
- Outline the importance of having a deep understanding of the four pillars of business acumen when making decisions
- Describe the four different decision-making styles and the importance of implementing a flexible approach
- Outline and implement strategies to reduce poor decision-making
- Apply critical thinking to decision-making
- Apply a systematic decision-making process to increase the success of organisational decisions
- Make effective decisions using appropriate individual and group decision-making options
- Implement and monitor decisions effectively to increase success
- Implement decision-making review processes to ensure future decisions and decision-making processes are more effective
For the full 2-day agenda download the expanded Effective Business Decision-Making Course Guide
Upcoming Courses
Upcoming Virtual Courses
Team Training
The Effective Business Decision-Making Short Course can be delivered as a Closed Cohort to ensure consistency, alignment, and immediate application in your workplace.
Bring your team together for a shared learning experience that delivers stronger engagement and a cost-effective, scalable solution for upskilling your workforce.
Delivery Modes
On-Campus Workshop – 1 day face-to-face workshops
The benefits of studying in a classroom setting include being able to share first-hand experiences, ideas and questions with peers and our expert facilitators. You’ll study alongside like-minded people and strengthen your network.
Unless otherwise noted, AIM's On-Campus Short Courses begin promptly at 9:00 am and finish no later than 5:00 pm (Local Time).
Virtual Classroom - 1 day of virtual sessions
Utilising highly accessible digital capabilities, virtual classrooms provide the benefits of live learning — working with peers, asking questions with immediate answers from facilitators, and stimulating deeper discussions — with the flexibility of online learning.
AIM's Virtual Short Courses begin at 9:00 am and finish no later than 5:00 pm (AEDT/AEST).
Contextualising training engagements for your industry or organisation maximises relevance and increases the transfer of learning into the workplace. Develop team cohesion and achieve your specific business objectives through a shared, in-house learning solution.
AIM’s experienced learning designers develop both accredited and unaccredited learning engagements to build the critical competencies you need for success. Join over 500 organisations creating compelling and engaging AIM tailored learning solutions for industries including Government, Health, Financial Services, Mining, Manufacturing, Construction and more.
Find out more about AIM's Training Solutions for Organisations
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By completing AIM’s Effective Business Decision-Making course, you will receive a certificate to recognise the high standard of learning and skill development you have attained. Print your certificate or share it electronically to demonstrate your ever-growing value to employers and peers.
Other Information
Payment Options
We require full payment to be made upfront prior to attending the training. Payment options we offer include:
- Credit Card (Visa/MasterCard/Amex)
- Direct Deposit (EFT)
- Purchase Order
- Payment Plan - zipMoney
All students receive:
- Comprehensive course notes
On-campus students receive:
- Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
- Internet access
- Please advise AIM when booking if you have any dietary or accessibility requests.
Virtual students will require the following:
- Computer or mobile device
- An internet connection (broadband/4G+ recommended)
- Speakers and a microphone
- A webcam
Our Facilitators
AIM facilitators are experienced practitioners with a robust mix of academic and practical expertise. We believe the education of the future managers of Australia to be a highly important task.
Who is better placed to teach the art and science of management than those with current, daily real-world experience?
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