The course is divided into two key areas of focus:

1. Enhance Your Own Decision-Making: This section invites you to explore the internal factors—like fear and cognitive bias—that often derail our judgment. You’ll learn how to recognize and manage these forces in yourself so you can make decisions with greater intention and effectiveness.
2. Enhance Shared Decision-Making: Making decisions with others—especially in shared governance settings—requires structure, clarity, and strong facilitation skills. This section introduces tools to improve group collaboration and make collective decisions more effectively.

This course is designed to provide just-in-time support, and it is not meant to be completed in order. If you are struggling with your own or with group decision-making, choose the lesson that feels most relevant to you at the time. Each section comes with an introduction so that you can explore the overall topic. Then each lesson will include some tips for decision-making, as well as a downloadable resource to build upon your learning and reflection.

We can help you incorporate these techniques and resources into your work as a leader in higher ed. Whether you are part of faculty governance or leading a division, consider tapping our expertise to enhance your own or your team’s decision making.

Check out coaching if you want to focus on your own decision-making.

Bring us in for team development if you want to create cohesion in decision-making across your team.

This course is ideal for department chairs, deans, directors, or anyone in higher education who is regularly making or facilitating important decisions. Whether you’re navigating institutional change, budget planning, or team dynamics, the tools in this course will help you make smarter decisions—alone and with others.