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About the Course

Problem-solving and effective decision-making are essential skills in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing workplace. Both require a systematic yet creative approach to address today’s business concerns. This course will teach an overarching process of how to identify problems to generate potential solutions and how to apply decision-making styles in order to implement and assess those solutions. Through this process, you will gain confidence in assessing problems accurately, selecting the appropriate decision-making approaches for the situation at hand, making team decisions, and measuring the success of the solution’s implementation. Using case studies and situations encountered by class members, you will explore proven, successful problem-solving and decision-making models and methods that can be readily transferred to workplace projects. You will also learn to utilize frameworks like Root Cause Analysis and Decision Matrix tools. This course is for business professionals, managers, and team leaders seeking to enhance their strategic thinking and problem-solving skills. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Identify key terms, styles, and approaches to effective problem-solving and decision-making. 2. Explain how organizational decisions impact personal development, team dynamics, and company performance. 3. Reflect on how mindset and personal bias influence your ability to solve problems and make decisions. 4. Articulate how team decisions can benefit your professional growth and organizational strategy. To be successful in this course, you should have a basic understanding of business operations and team collaboration....

Top reviews

SI

Aug 11, 2021

I really enjoyed this course. Its simple and easy to learn. Highly recommend this course to everyone who wants to improve their decision making and problem solving skills.

MH

Jun 26, 2020

It's a very effective course for people who are in leadership positions, the materials were excellent and the professor explained the topics with clear examples.

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By Bao T

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Dec 2, 2015

Useful information, techniques.

Easily understood and applied in practical cases

By Subharnab M

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Mar 11, 2016

Nice course ... easy to understand and complex concepts are well-simplified

By Ramil L

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Jan 13, 2020

In general quite good. Very simple and basic, good for beginners/students.

By Arul M S V

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Nov 10, 2020

The course was really useful and I have learned lots of new things fro

By Mohammed F I

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Aug 10, 2020

The course was more theoritical,it could have been somewhat practical.

By RAMLATH K

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Jul 21, 2020

EXCELLENT COURSE. LEARNT MANY TOOLS HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS EFFECTIVELY.

By JACOB G

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May 30, 2020

The course was very much helpful in developing my skill and knowledge.

By Pooja M

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Oct 3, 2021

Good, bt more examples are needed in the courses to be more effective

By Oluwatobi S

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Dec 12, 2019

it requires a fundamental knowledge to understand the course content

By HIMANSHU K S

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May 26, 2020

Really a good course for planning and help in the management courses

By mahesh r

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Apr 13, 2020

Course is very good, with great examples and very easy to understand

By Bassam D

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Dec 14, 2015

Good course but it is missing detailed explanations for some topics.

By AMANCIO D

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Feb 14, 2023

Very interesting and will definitely implement in my current job...

By Mirza B

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May 30, 2023

Good insight and refresher course not to be biased and judgemental

By Mara R

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Oct 5, 2015

This was a very good course. The practical examples were useful.

By Mohd S

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Jun 21, 2021

little bit more real-life problem solving example must be there

By ZAID J B K A

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Sep 8, 2023

The course is good, but it was a bit difficult and overlapping

By Enrique D O

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Mar 31, 2019

I highly recommend to have more real examples and bibliography

By Niki C

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Oct 26, 2024

good course, really understand more about project management

By Loh B H

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Mar 5, 2019

it helps my work to make better decision and problem solving

By John A

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Jul 4, 2018

Very focused on managing organizations. Excellent resources.

By RICO D

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Aug 21, 2023

very informative and well discussed with practical examples

By Prasad D

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Nov 21, 2016

Good course for working professionals especially Engineers.

By Muahmmad S

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Oct 12, 2016

Excellent course teaches how to deal in pressure situation.

By Sekar M ( O - B M

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Nov 2, 2020

Very good session and learnt lot from this course as well.