What you will be able to do
- Frame a decision, its objective, its decision-maker and its deadline.
- Distinguish reversible decisions from those there's no coming back from.
- Decide with incomplete information, by looking for what would change the choice.
- Weigh several options on the same criteria, and outwit the traps of judgement.
- Decide under pressure, hand over a decision, then announce it and own it.
Who it is for
For anyone who makes decisions all the time: an order of priority, an order, a schedule, a client to call back. The method works whatever your job: at a front desk, in a workshop, at a patient's bedside, behind a screen, on a building site or at the head of a team. The module follows the last six weeks of a school building site that must be finished before the start of term, but the exercises and the exam put you in many other situations.
How the module unfolds
- 1IntroductionWhat the skill covers, and what the module will teach you to do.
- 2A running story, “The school site”The same working situation stays with you from one step to the next, with a character from the story who plays the role of mentor.
- 3The theory, with everyday examplesIn each lesson, the method set out simply, with examples drawn from working life.
- 4The game, “The path of crossroads”Each step you complete moves the game forward, right to the last one.
- 5The signature exercise, “The five markers”The module's method, to apply to your own situations.
- 6Two role playsTwo conversations to see through to the end, with detailed feedback on your choices.
- 7The examTen random questions about new situations. Eight correct answers unlock The Method and your certificate.