How Better Decisions Get Made
When smart people can’t agree and the way forward isn’t clear
Today’s complex and fast-moving environment has made good decision-making more difficult than ever. Leaders are routinely required to exercise judgement in the face of incomplete information, competing expectations, and genuine disagreement about the right way forward.
How Better Decisions Get Made recognises that effective decision-making is a core leadership capability – one required by individuals and groups alike. The session examines where decision-making goes wrong and the subtle shifts that can strengthen judgement, allow for constructive disagreement, and help leaders establish direction in the face of uncertainty.
Drawing on behavioural science, governance practice, and real-world leadership examples, this keynote outlines a practical, evidenced-based approach to decision-making that improves outcomes, increases transparency, and supports effective delegation.
Participants leave with a clearer understanding of how to:
- Recognise and counter cognitive biases and individual perspectives that shape judgement
- Move beyond unhelpful group dynamics and tap into the benefits of collective decision-making
- Prioritise and de-prioritise projects fairly, transparently, and with confidence
- Shift from debate to discussion to reach clearer decisions without false consensus
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why this workshop?
Leaders today face increasing pressure, limited resources, diverse stakeholder expectations and growing complexity. Disagreement, cognitive bias and unclear processes can lead to delay, avoidance or poor outcomes that waste resources and erode trust. This workshop focuses on improving the integrity of the decision-making process, not just the outcome. Participants gain a 360 degree view of how great decisions are made, including how to define objectives clearly, identify and assess the right options, harness diversity constructively and create transparency and accountability. The result is consistently better decisions made with greater confidence and less friction.
Ideal Timing
How Better Decisions Get Made can be delivered as a short-form, stand-alone workshop for a small team or scaled into a broader program designed to create a cultural shift in how decisions are made across an organisation. It works well as part of leadership development initiatives, governance programs or organisational change efforts where improving decision quality is a priority.
Who is this
workshop for?
Designed for local government councillors, boards of directors, executive leadership teams and advisors who want to strengthen both individual and collective decision-making. It is ideal for diverse groups working in complex, high pressure environments who need to reduce conflict, improve group dynamics and lift the calibre of decisions across their organisation.
BENEFITS
Strengthen judgement under pressure
Recognise and counter cognitive biases and individual perspectives that shape decisions, leading to clearer and more balanced judgement in uncertain environments.
Harness constructive disagreement
Move beyond unhelpful group dynamics and shift from debate to discussion, using diverse perspectives to improve the quality of collective decisions.
Improve transparency and accountability
Apply a practical, evidence-based decision-making process that increases clarity, supports effective delegation and builds trust in how decisions are made.
Improve transparency and accountability
Assess, compare and prioritise options fairly and transparently, enabling leaders to establish direction even when information is incomplete.
From the moment we mind mashed I felt the energy and ideas coming to life. Your mentorship and experience allowed the event to land for the audience and your keynote and facilitation were both awesome. Gold plated work!
Courtney Smith
Event Owner, Forge Summit
Enquire about How Better
Decisions Get Made
Workshops are tailored to your unique requirements. As part of the design phase, I will work with you to understand your current situation and the strategic challenges you need to address.
To arrange a time to talk, please fill in the form below. Alternatively, you can reach out on 1300 66 55 85Â (within Australia).
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