Stanford Strategic Decision and Risk Management

Decision Leadership (XSDR322)

Required Courses
Decision Quality in Organizations
Decision Analysis
Elective Courses
Advanced Decision Analysis
Behavioral Challenges in Decision-Making
Converting Strategy into Action
Decision Leadership
Enterprise Risk Management
Ethical Decision-Making
Modeling for Strategic Insight
Strategic Decision & Risk Management Practicum
Strategic Innovation
Strategic Portfolio Decisions
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This course builds on the concepts of Decision Quality and the Dialogue Decision Process, with a focus on the role of the decision leader. Designed for managers who must lead a group to a decision, the course teaches the five essentials of decision leadership:

See the destination - a high-quality decision
Diagnose a decision situation
Design an effective and efficient decision process
Lead the decision process
Assess the level of quality achieved.

As part of leading the decision process, decision leaders often facilitate meetings among those who support and provide input to decision making, as well as those who actually make the decision. This course teaches the fundamentals of leading meetings at various stages of the Dialogue Decision Process, with practice in facilitation, managing group dynamics (including conflict), leadership styles, and improving decision quality. Participants have the opportunity to gain insight into their own decision leadership capabilities through in-class exercises and other individual assessments.

Prerequisite: The Decision Quality in Organizations course is a prerequisite.

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