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Professional Development, 5 minutes, self-paced

Decision Making

A short introduction to decision making as the process of choosing a solution, covering how personal, business, and consumer decisions differ and the range of approaches available, from weighing pros and cons yourself to working a decision through with a group.

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Included with the Thrive Platform, flat per organization. Courses set the language; live workshops are where the skill is built.

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What you will learn

  • Define decision making as the process of choosing a solution
  • Distinguish personal, business, and consumer decisions, and the subcategories a business decision can fall into such as financial, legal, corporate, and HR
  • Describe the decision-making approaches the course presents, including the rational approach that weighs pros and cons and the collaborative approach that draws on a group's perspectives
  • Explain why the course says a business decision deserves time spent analyzing the issue, given the effect on your career and on the organization's integrity

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