Decision Making Under Pressure Training Course

Audience:

• Management professionals across all roles.
• Managers with accountability for safety or risk functions.
• Experienced managers seeking to refine their risk and safety management capabilities.

Overview:

This program delves into the core factors influencing decision-making when under intense pressure. Crises often amplify stressors, and this course is designed to equip civil servants with the necessary tools to assess situations critically and make informed decisions amidst uncertainty.
Taking a holistic approach to managing complex systems, the course recognizes how the recent global pandemic has accelerated strategic changes. By leveraging proven methodologies, it enables civil servants to maintain high-quality decision-making under pressure. Furthermore, the curriculum addresses the effective mitigation of emerging threats, whether they are physical or digital. Participants will engage in a collaborative analysis of high-profile case studies from diverse industries, examining them from multiple perspectives.
Various assessment techniques will be applied to real-world scenarios, allowing delegates to evaluate crises and determine the optimal course of action despite limited information. This course fosters the confidence needed to engage directly with risk-based decisions within a complex operational environment.
Aligned with the Better Business Case methodology, the course utilizes the UK government’s best practice framework to help civil servants develop spending proposals and make effective business decisions.

Upon completion, participants will be equipped to:

• Grasp the nature of complex systems and effectively manage within them.
• Identify strategies to counterbalance the impact of emerging technologies on risk strategies.
• Strengthen the resilience of their risk management systems.

Course Format:

• Facilitated sessions with group discussions.
• Scenario-based briefings, presentations, and case study analyses.
• Breakout workshops focused on scenarios and group presentations.