Executive Decision-Making & Strategic Thinking
Improving the quality of executive thinking before the decision is made.
An executive program focused on assumptions, evidence, trade-offs, challenge, enterprise thinking and decision discipline.
Executive ProgramExecutive Decision-Making & Strategic ThinkingHayssam Al AmineProgram overview
An executive program focused on assumptions, evidence, trade-offs, challenge, enterprise thinking and decision discipline.
Improving the quality of executive thinking before the decision is made.
Who this program is for
CEOs, executive committees, senior leaders, strategy leaders and transformation leaders.
Course content
The modules covered, adapted in depth and sequence to your context.
- 01Strategic thinking at executive level
- 02Defining the decision
- 03Facts, assumptions and preferences
- 04Decision quality
- 05Enterprise versus functional thinking
- 06Trade-offs
- 07Productive challenge
- 08Alternative perspectives
- 09Risk and uncertainty
- 10Decision rights
- 11Commitment after the decision
- 12Decision review
Learning objectives
- Strengthen executive strategic thinking
- Improve the quality of decision conversations
- Make assumptions and trade-offs explicit
- Encourage productive challenge
- Create clearer decision and commitment discipline
Expected outcomes
- More structured executive decision conversations
- Greater awareness of assumptions and trade-offs
- Clearer decision ownership
- Improved challenge and alternative thinking
- A practical executive decision framework
Delivery options
Executive workshop, strategy off-site, decision-making masterclass or advisory engagement.
The final format should be customised according to audience, business context and desired depth. Options may include a focused executive workshop, half-day or full-day session, executive off-site, multi-session learning journey, or advisory-supported intervention.
Examples, case discussions, exercises and emphasis can be adapted to the organisation's sector, strategic context, leadership challenges and transformation agenda.
Related executive resources
Free diagnostics and guides that work alongside this program.
Strategic Planning
Where this program connects to the ongoing advisory work.
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Module structures, objectives and outcomes are the proposed program architecture and are finalised with you before delivery. No certification or accreditation is implied, and no business result is guaranteed.
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