Decision Making
Published: January 2024
Description
In today's increasingly complex world, making informed and effective decisions is essential for personal and professional success. Our choices influence our careers, organizations, and societies. However, the decision-making process is often fraught with biases and pitfalls.
This program, led by distinguished Yale SOM faculty, examines the core principles of effective decision-making. Over six weeks, you'll gain invaluable insights into the psychological and behavioral factors that underpin decision-making. By examining the use of heuristics (mental shortcuts) and the role of bias in decision-making, you'll learn how to avoid common traps and discover how to make effective decisions consistently, regardless of the circumstances. Throughout the program, you'll connect and engage in discussions with a global network of professionals in an environment that will enhance your decision-making skills and help you to create a positive impact in your sphere of influence.
Course Takeaways
- Learn how to use valuable tools and techniques to make effective decisions at work and at home.
- Develop your understanding of the decision-making process from beginning to end to improve your choices.
- Discover how to avoid common decision-making mistakes by analyzing your decisions through the lenses of context, uncertainty, and time.
Meet the Instructors
Professor Gal Zauberman studies human judgment and decision making, the nature of experiences, financial decision making, time perception, and memory for emotions and choice. In his research, he has published articles in leading marketing and psychology journals on topics that include: factors that affect individuals’ evaluations, preferences, and choice, with specific interest in the role of time in decisions and experiences. He has also been investigating the role of photography and other technology in experiences. He won numerous awards, including the William O’Dell and the Paul Green best paper awards, and the Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Consumer Psychology. His research received international media coverage, including the New York Times, Scientific American, and others.
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