Decision-Making Under Pressure
This is a practical session for leaders who have to make good calls with too little time and too little information. Under pressure most leaders either freeze and over-analyse, or fire off a snap call and hope. They leave with the call made, or a clear next step to make it, and a way to decide well under pressure every time.
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What You'll Achieve with the Decision-Making Under Pressure Workshop
Real outcomes that transform your team
Leaders will make faster, more confident decisions even under pressure.
Participants will learn to identify and mitigate risks in their decisions.
When to Use the Decision-Making Under Pressure Workshop
Perfect for these situations and team challenges
When team leaders struggle to make timely decisions during crises.
For new managers facing challenging decisions for the first time.
How the Decision-Making Under Pressure Workshop Works
A step-by-step breakdown of the workshop process
1Step 1: Check-in
Settle the group and surface each leader's typical reaction under pressure by sharing their default behavior—freeze or fire.
2Step 2: Freeze or fire
Leaders identify their default response to pressure by marking their position on a continuum between freezing and firing, discussing the implications.
3Step 3: What kind of decision is this?
Leaders match their decision-making approach to the type of decision they face, using a matrix that categorizes decisions based on certainty and agreement.
4Step 4: Safe enough to try
Introduce a test that allows leaders to make decisions without waiting for perfect answers, focusing on whether the decision is safe enough to try.
Key Topics Covered in the Decision-Making Under Pressure Workshop
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