Problem Solving and Decision Making Training

Effective decision makers are exceptional individuals who are capable of determining and selecting the best choice from numerous alternatives. Effective problem solvers don’t hide from issues, they thrive in finding solutions where others struggle.

Problem solving and decision making are essential skills for your personal life and career. Each day we are faced with a range of problems and decisions that need a thoughtful and rational reaction. With PD Training’s Problem Solving and Decision Making training course, you’ll learn skills like how to identify options, conducting research, weighing options, applying problem-solving steps and tools, identifying appropriate solutions and making rational decisions based on facts and good judgment.

This training course is now available in Hong Kong.

This Problem Solving and Decision Making training course can be delivered at your premises by one of our expert local or international trainers or live online using our HIVE technology.

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Your Learning Outcomes

This short and dynamic training course is the fastest way to develop skills in effective decision making so that goals can be reached on time every time.

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

  • Apply problem-solving steps and tools
  • Analyze information to clearly describe problems
  • Identify appropriate solutions
  • Think creatively and be a contributing member of a problem-solving team
  • Select the best approach for making decisions
  • Create a plan for implementing, evaluating, and following up on decisions
  • Avoid common decision-making mistakes
  • Understand problem-solving
  • Make correct and timely decisions
  • Use problem-solving model and toolkit
  • Use SWOT Analysis
  • Make good group decisions
  • Analyze and select solutions
  • Plan and organize
Duration: 1.0 day course Live Online Experts



Reviews

Problem Solving and Decision Making Training Reviews:

Derrick (trainer) was awesome, informative, witty, sharp and articulate. I would definitely attend another seminar that Derrick is presenting at.

Fantastic knowledge and enthusiasm. Had a really good day, was fun, informative and useful both for my professional and personal lives.




Download Course Outline (PDF)

Correct and timely decision-making can be done using specific techniques and enhanced knowledge of the self and situations. During this Decision Making Training Course, participants receive training in applying problem solving to help decision making, identify appropriate solutions, use creativity, evaluate situations and people, predict outcomes, and more.

Having a process to work through can take the anxiety out of problem-solving and make decision-making easier. That’s what this two-day workshop is all about.

Course Outline for Problem Solving and Decision Making Training

Topic 1
Introduction
  • Icebreaker
  • Housekeeping Items
  • The Parking Lot
  • Workshop Objectives
Topic 2
Getting Real
  • Pre-Assignment Review
  • Debrief
Topic 3
Definitions
  • Defining Problem Solving & Decision Making
  • Problem Identification
  • Eight Essentials to Defining a Problem
  • Problem Solving in Action
Topic 4
The Problem Solving Model
  • Model Overview
  • Real Problems
  • Debrief
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two
  • Phase Three
Topic 5
Making Decisions
  • What it Means
  • Types of Decisions
  • Facts vs. Information
  • Decision-Making Traps
Topic 6
Case Study
  • The Truck
  • Debrief
Topic 7
The Problem Solving Toolkit
  • The Basic Tools
  • The Fishbone
  • Degrees of Support
  • Creative Thinking Methods
  • Brainstorming & Brainwriting
  • Debrief
  • More Methods
Topic 8
Making Good Group Decisions
  • Working Toward the Decision
  • Avoiding Fatal Mistakes
Topic 9
Aspirinia
  • Decision Information
  • Individual Actions Steps
  • Group Planning
  • Exercise Debrief
Topic 10
Analyzing & Selecting Solutions
  • Selecting Criteria
  • Creating a Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Debrief
Topic 11
Swotting Up
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Individual Analysis
Topic 12
Planning & Organizing
  • Introduction
  • Follow-Up Analysis
  • Evaluate
  • Adapt, Close & Celebrate
 

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Face-to-Face, Live Online, or Hybrid Class Tailored to Your Needs

When you want a tailored learning experience targeting exactly what you want without bringing everyone physically together, the best choice is a Live Online Class run by PDT.

We tailor the content and activities to be specific to your current needs and the needs of the people and run the course in our usual activity-based workshop style training, however, the participants can all be offsite, or some can be in the room with others offsite.

Unless you have a preferred tools we use 'Zoom for Education' that includes enhanced collaboration features such as One-click content sharing, real-time co-annotation (people can work together in activity files), and digital whiteboarding, we also include things like live polls and group chats so you virtually have the same collaborative learning experience of attending a course in a room with other people.

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We have delivered these 100's (if not 1000's) of times, and get great outcomes. We achieve great outcomes because we keep our learner centric approach - just because it’s delivered through a screen to some or all participants doesn’t mean it needs to be less tailored or less personalised.

You still have an expert trainer who talks to you prior to the session and tailors the delivery to use your terminology, ensure activities are relevant and directly applicable and ensures an engaging learning experience that provide people with skills and techniques they can apply the very next day.

A hybrid class is with some people connecting online, and some people physically together in the same room.

Live Online Participant Feedback:

90% Overall Trainer Rating

88% Delivery was Adapted to me Personally

75% I Would Recommend this Course to Someone Else

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