Effective Decision-Making Under Pressure and Crises

Effective Decision-Making Under Pressure and Crises

Introduction:

This course is proudly introduced to you by the International Academy of Human Resource Development(IAHRD). Our courses are customized to match your needs in which they are designed by experts who have a long practical experience in the field.

Decision making under stress and pressure is not an easy thing to do, it needs a lot of training and practical experience. This course is designed to help you achieve the healthy state of mind that will enable you understand your psychology under such situation to make better decisions.

Objectives: 

By the end of the program, participants are expected to:

1. Understand the crisis manager mentality.
2. Mitigate the consequences of risks.
3. Take immediate and appropriate actions in different areas of risks.
4. Prepare an effective contingency check-list.
5. Practice different scenarios to apply in real life.
6. Make decisions under pressure.

Contents:

Module 1:

1. Is there a common definition of risk?
2. Roles and responsibilities of crisis managers.

Module 2:

1. Group-Think Decision vs. An Authoritative Decision.
2. Group-Think syndromes.
3. Fundamental principles of cognitive processes.

Module 3:

1. How to manage crisis?
2. Every risk has a rate of success and a rate of failure.
3. The crisis manager mentality.

Module 4:

1. What are the areas of risks to consider?
2. Natural risks and decision making.
3. How to manage the loss of utilities, product, process and human error?
4. Decision making under the conditions of sabotage and terrorism.

Module 5:

1. Who to involve in the decision making process?
2. Imagining the worst scenarios and alternatives preparation.
3. Contingency planning.
4. Contingency check-list.
5. Case studies.

Module 6:

1. Strategies to mitigate the consequences of crisis.
2. Evaluation and feedback.

Who Should Attend? 

1. This program will be of benefit to those who find themselves responsible for leading on, or implementing Crisis Management response and recovery mechanisms.
2. In addition, it will raise the awareness of those Senior Executives who may need to make decisions properly.