OPTIMIZE YOUR DECISION MAKING: MANAGING UNCERTAINTY AND ANTICIPATING THE UNEXPECTED
with Dr. Kathy Pearson
April 30, 2020, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$475 (US) per person
The Estate by Gene and Georgetti
9421 W Higgins Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
(847) 653-3300

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OPTIMIZE YOUR DECISION MAKING: MANAGING UNCERTAINTY AND ANTICIPATING THE UNEXPECTED

 
Every organization, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, whether publicly traded or privately held, whether large or small, must balance the need for positive short-term results and positive long-term results. Fundamentally, the management behaviors and practices for meeting short-term objectives are vastly different than those necessary to meet long-term objectives. Often mid-level managers must excel in both areas. This session explores best practices in achieving these results. Embedded in the session are decision-making behaviors, cultural enablers, predicting versus managing the uncertainty of the future, and building adaptability into longer-term strategic initiatives. The session is highly interactive and builds on current case studies.
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This was an excellent session!! So interesting and very applicable to my everyday job requirements. So often our traps or biases are blind spots for us. This is a great way to help us become more objective & move these blind spots into clearer view.
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DR. KATHY PEARSON

 

Dr. Kathy Pearson is a strategist, systems thinking expert, and authority in decision making. She is also an award-winning educator who works extensively with mid-to senior-level executives, including high potentials and executive teams. Kathy works closely with Executive Education groups including the Wharton School, Duke CE, Smith College, and the Institute for Management Studies, as well as directly with global organizations. Kathy teaches on a variety of topics including Critical Thinking, Strategic Agility, Change Management and Strategic Execution.

Dr. Pearson works with executives spans a wide variety of industries and geographies, including health care and life sciences, financial and professional services, technology, consumer products, energy, aerospace and defense, and manufacturing. Her client list includes organizations as diverse as Bank of America, Cardinal Health, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Coca-Cola, Comcast, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Federal Reserve Bank, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Heineken, Juniper, Lincoln Financial Group, Lundbeck, Microsoft, Merck, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Schneider Electric, Temasek Management Academy, University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine), and the World Bank.

She is the co-author of The Perceptive Leader: A Handbook for Leading in an Environment of Uncertainty. She received her B.S. degree in theoretical mathematics from Auburn University, her M.S. degree in Decision Sciences from Georgia State University, and her Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Northwestern University.


WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

 
  • The difference in best practices in short-term versus long-term decision making practices.
  • How to mitigate the effects of cognitive biases, thus raising the probability of a good decision outcome.
  • Develop a discipline to making the final choice in an environment of uncertainty
  • Identify key future trends and uncertainties for any given organization or industry


TOPICS COVERED

 

General Framework for Meeting Organizational Objectives

  • Results - tangible outcomes that are "value-focused"
  • Defining customers and customer value
  • Process - how to achieve results
  • Enterprise Mindset
  • Defining the enterprise
  • Cultural Enablers
  • Defining the overarching culture

Introduction to the Decision Making Foundation

  • Data analytics
  • Judgment
  • Critical thinking
  • Individual decision style

Achieving Short-Term Organizational Objectives

  • Important elements of execution
  • Clarity of frames
  • Short-term agility
  • Unity
  • Role of data analytics
  • Continuous improvement
  • Empowerment
  • Alignment of incentives
  • Accountability
  • Prioritization of objectives

Achieving Long-Term Organizational Objectives

  • Move from prediction to managing variability and ambiguity
  • Judgment and critical thinking
  • Diversity of thought
  • Broader frames
  • The learning culture
  • Inquisitiveness
  • Adaptability
  • Continuous scanning
  • Knowledge management
  • Sharing across the enterprise

Conclusion

  • Case study
  • The short-term / long-term balance

GUIDE TO PARTICIPANT SELECTION

 
Senior Leaders
PRIMARY TARGET AUDIENCE
Mid-Level-Leaders
PRIMARY TARGET AUDIENCE
Emerging Leaders and Functional Experts
APPLICABLE IF IT MATCHES A DEVELOPMENT NEED


Program Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based (Zoom platform)
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Participants will earn 3 CPE credits or 3 PDC credits
Field of Study: Personal Development
 
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