High-Impact: Making, Justifying,

and Defending Decisions

1-Day Course

1-Day Course Outline

What Are The Benefits Of This Course

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain and compare different decision-making approaches and describe when each may be most effective in a workplace setting

• Identify typical thinking traps and biases that can distort judgement, and apply strategies to reduce their influence

• Gather and interpret relevant information to support thoughtful, fact-informed decisions, even with incomplete data

• Apply simple planning methods to prepare for uncertain situations and consider multiple future possibilities

• Recognise how team dynamics affect group decisions and practice techniques to support fair, balanced outcomes

• Make decisions that reflect ethical considerations and show awareness of the broader impact on people and organisational values

Set out below are the fees for our 1-day, High-Impact Making, Justifying, and Defending Decisions course. Pricing is available for both individual participants and in-house group sessions. All fees are exclusive of VAT.

Open Course: High-Impact Making, Justifying, and Defending Decisions

• Duration: 1-day

• Individual Fee: £350 per participant

• Delivery Format: In-person

• Catering: Tea and coffee provided (Lunch not provided)

• Venue: Multiple locations available (Please select your preferred venue at the time of booking)

Open Course: High-Impact Making, Justifying, and Defending Decisions

• Duration: 1-day

• Group Fee: £2,600 (Up to 14 participants)

• Delivery Format: In-person

• Venue: The client is to provide suitable venue/training space

• Catering: Lunch and refreshments (Optional: Provided by client)

• Course Trainer, Travel & Accommodation: No additional charges

• Customisation: Can be tailored to your team’s specific needs at no additional charge

Note: For larger groups, please contact us for a bespoke quote.

Course Fees

This focused 1-day course equips managers and team leaders with the practical thinking tools needed to make sound, confident, and responsible decisions. Participants will explore essential models of decision-making, identify factors that influence judgement, and apply structured approaches to navigating uncertainty, data, group input, and ethical considerations. The course blends discussion, case study work, and practical exercises to support confident application in real-life organisational settings.

This course will critically examine the following high impacts aspects of decision making:

1. Core Decision-Making Models: Unpack essential thinking structures that guide decision-making, comparing step-by-step methods with more flexible judgment-based approaches

2. Thinking Errors and Mental Shortcuts: Explore how instinctive thinking patterns can skew judgement, and learn how to spot and counteract common reasoning mistakes

3. Using Information to Support Decisions:Discover how to work effectively with facts, data, and trends to make clearer decisions, even when perfect information isn’t available

4. Planning Amid Uncertainty: Examine how to prepare for unpredictable outcomes using structured thinking tools like “what-if” planning and decision trees

5. Group Input and Organisational Dynamics: Consider how group discussions, roles, and internal politics can help or hinder team-based decisions

6. Making Decisions with Integrity: Learn to incorporate values, fairness, and stakeholder impacts when making choices that align with broader organisational principles

High-Impact: Making, Justifying,

and Defending Decisions

2-Day Course

2-Day Course Outline

This 2-day course strengthens participants’ ability to make decisions that stand up to scrutiny in complex workplace environments. Participants will explore expanded tools for analysing options, explaining their reasoning, and defending their choices with clarity, fairness, and logic. Through a combination of real-world case discussions, practice scenarios, and group challenges, learners will gain greater confidence in articulating and justifying their decisions in ways that support accountability, transparency, and organisational credibility.

This course will critically examine the following critical aspects of decision making:

1. Practical Decision Structures: Examine how to break down complex decisions into manageable parts using clear, goal-oriented frameworks suited to organisational demands.

2. Bias Awareness in Everyday Thinking: Investigate how internal tendencies and past experiences can shape decisions, and develop practical habits to improve objectivity.

3. Interpreting Evidence for Decision Justification: Learn how to assess different forms of evidence, weigh competing inputs, and use data and insight to back up recommendations

4. Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty: Apply structured thinking tools to assess risk levels, explore possible outcomes, and make reasoned choices in unpredictable situations.

5. Leading Decision Discussions: Develop skills for facilitating group decision-making by managing competing viewpoints, encouraging input, and resolving disagreement constructively.

6. Ethical Reasoning in Action: Practice applying ethical principles and codes of conduct when making choices that affect colleagues, clients, and communities.

7. Communicating and Defending Decisions: Strengthen the ability to present decisions clearly and persuasively to different audiences, including how to handle challenges and pushback

8. Reflective Learning from Decision Outcomes: Introduce simple tools for reviewing past decisions, identifying lessons, and building continuous improvement into decision practices

What Are The Benefits Of This Course

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply structured frameworks to organise complex decision-making challenges in line with workplace priorities

• Recognise and reduce personal biases by applying self-awareness techniques to improve fairness and clarity in reasoning

• Assess and interpret evidence to support sound decisions and explain choices with clear, logical reasoning

• Evaluate risks and possible consequences using planning tools that support reasoned action under uncertainty

• Facilitate inclusive decision processes by managing group input and building consensus where appropriate

• Use ethical guidelines to ensure that decisions align with personal and organisational values and responsibilities

• Communicate decisions effectively by articulating justifications and responding constructively to criticism or opposition

• Reflect on decision outcomes to identify successes, mistakes, and areas for future development

Set out below are the fees for our 2-day High- Impact: Making, Justifying, and Defending Decisions course. Pricing is available for both individual participants and in-house group sessions. All fees are exclusive of VAT.

Open Course: High-Impact: Making, Justifying, and Defending Decisions

• Duration: 2-days

• Individual Fee: £600 per participant

• Delivery Format: In-person

• Catering: Tea and coffee provided (Lunch not provided)

• Venue: Multiple locations available (Please select your preferred venue at the time of booking)

In-House Course: High Impact: Making, Justifying, and Defending Decisions

• Duration: 2-days

• Group Fee: £4,400 (up to 14 participants)

• Delivery Format: In-person

• Venue: The client is to provide suitable venue/training space

• Catering: Lunch and refreshments (Optional: Provided by client)

• Course Trainer, Travel & Accommodation: No additional charges

• Customisation: Can be tailored to your team’s specific needs at no additional charge

  Note: For larger groups, please contact us for a bespoke quote.

Course Fees