Very bright researchers and technical professionals are often challenged to explain complex concepts in a simple way that can be understood by non-technical audiences. Relying on the alphabet soup of acronyms and arcane terminology from their subject matter expertise can lead both the technical presenter and non-technical audience to a frustrating impasse in understanding.
A new course entitled, Improve Your Decision Making Skills, is now available to help address the analytical and problem-solving skills gap reported by various sources, including the World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2018.
Cognitive biases affect the most important strategic decisions made by the smartest managers in the best companies
The Case for Behavioral Strategy, McKinsey Quarterly
Designed as an introduction to critical and systems thinking, the course includes how to identify and construct strong arguments that support conclusions, and practical tools that can help in daily decision making. The course will benefit both those early in their professional careers and seasoned managers who must guide their teams to better decisions and outcomes.
Diversity and Inclusion (DI) is a high-interest pursuit in corporate America today, in large part because the benefits can be substantial. According to a Forbes article, diversity and inclusion research has revealed that:
Inclusive teams make better business decisions up to 87% of the time.
Teams that follow an inclusive process make decisions 2X faster with 1/2 the meetings.
Decisions made and executed by diverse teams delivered 60% better results.
Even with the many benefits that diversity and inclusion offer, you may still be facing challenges in your DI initiatives.
Diversity Best Practices notes that newly recruited underrepresented employees are not staying with their employers very long, and people are neither working well together nor trusting each other across cultural lines. Further, DI training that was expected to improve understanding, awareness, and sensitivity to others has “yielded limited success.”
So how can simulated business training strengthen your Diversity & Inclusion initiatives?