Make decisions quickly and confidently

Your toolbox for successful decisions

This training is held in German.
As a specialist or manager, you have to make decisions all the time. This is the only way you can work independently and effectively. There are very different types of problem solvers and decision-makers. However, the ability to make decisions competently can be trained. Learn how to make complex decisions confidently under time pressure - alone or in a team. Using proven methods, you will learn how to avoid wrong decisions and thinking traps in order to make better decisions more quickly in the future. At the same time, you will become more aware that a healthy error culture and good error management will enable you to make better use of the learning effects. In favor of more profitability.

Contents

16 Methods for decision-making

Basics of decision making

  • The psychology of decision-making.
  • Decision killer no. 1: fear of mistakes and the consequences.
  • Error culture and error management.
  • My basic equipment for decisions - a self-check.
  • Feeling - emotions - intuition - instinct. What prevails?
  • Problem-solving and decision types.
  • Do goals play a role in the decision?
  • Strategic thinking errors - cognitive distortions.
  • What prevents us from making decisions?
  • Important questions for simple, complex and complicated decisions.
  • Decision checklists.
  • The "KVVM" model: consistency, responsibility, vision, courage.
  • Holistic decision-making process in 9 steps.

Systematic problem solving

  • 7 steps from problem to decision.

Decision-making methods

  • Get to know different methods and techniques.

Rational methods

  • SAF (collect all the facts), (PMA) plus-minus aspects, decision matrix, weighted decision matrix, force field analysis, scoring method, SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats), worst case (crisis scenario), morphological matrix, ISHIKAWA diagram (causes and effects), cost comparison, pairwise comparison, systemic consensus, scenario technique.
  • Other individual methods.

Intuitive methods

  • Activate the subconscious and gut feeling.
  • Visualization and focusing.

Decisions made easy

  • Decisions with heart and mind.
  • Decisions alone (one-man decision) or group decision?
  • Avoid decision traps.
  • Learning from mistakes.
  • Various tests to identify your own decision-making behavior.

Practical tips - how do I make better decisions?

 

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

  • You will learn effective ways to make decisions.
  • You learn to back up intuitive decisions analytically.
  • You will find out which methods will help you.
  • You will learn how to implement decisions consistently.
  • You learn how to sell your decisions to others.
  • Your decision preparation and research will be more effective.
  • They recognize their own strengths and weaknesses in decision-making competence.

Bring your own decision case that you would like to work on during the training.

Methods

Expert input, group work, individual analyses, case study, processing of decision cases and a problem situation brought along, intensive exchange of experience.

Recommended for

Specialists and managers, team leaders, project managers, engineers and anyone who wants to expand their decision-making skills.

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Attendees comments

"Varied and practice-oriented!"

Ingo Jautz
ifm efector gmbh

"I particularly liked seeing that I wasn't alone with my problems and that the problems were always relatively similar. The teaching materials were also simple and well structured."

Matthias Leenings
SL Windenergie GmbH

"I particularly liked the speaker's wealth of experience and the good moderation."

Elmar Ehbrecht
TIB Hanover

"I particularly liked the open and friendly approach and the fact that all questions were answered."

Jennifer Herdtle
SINUS electrical solutions GmbH

"I particularly liked the script and the ratio of group work to face-to-face teaching."

Christoph Kunze
ZENDA Services GmbH

"I particularly liked the variety of possible methods and the explanations."

Sabine Ratz
AIRSYS GmbH

Seminar evaluation for "Making decisions quickly and confidently"

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