The benefit of learning together with your friend is that you keep each other accountable and have meaningful discussions about what you're learning.
Courtlyn
Promotion and Events Specialist
March 5, 2024
6 weeks, online
4–6 hours per week
Our participants tell us that taking this program together with their colleagues helps to share common language and accelerate impact.
We hope you find the same. Special pricing is available for groups.
The benefit of learning together with your friend is that you keep each other accountable and have meaningful discussions about what you're learning.
Courtlyn
Promotion and Events SpecialistAre your decisions dominated by unpredictable or fast-changing conditions, lack of reliable data or information, and/or unconscious biases? As organizations strive to balance the needs of all stakeholders across the healthcare system, shining a lens on the art and science of decision making offers tangible benefits.
Executive Decision Making for Healthcare Leaders is designed by Professor Steve Walton, a leading expert on operational decision making and the impact of leadership on operations outcomes. The program will prepare you to make better decisions by applying a set of processes, strategies, and frameworks that serve as a playbook that you can use in your work environment for immediate impact.
The program will help you:
The Executive Decision Making for Healthcare Leaders program is ideal for:
Healthcare Administrators and ExecutivesLearn to manage uncertainty by understanding the three broad types of decisions and using the cone of uncertainty prediction model.
Break down the elements of the decision-making process and align them to the appropriate decision type.
Explore how the mind works and how bias seeps into your decision-making processes, given that 90 percent of your cognition is outside your control.
Learn how the same cognitive processes that lead to unconscious bias also lead to positive leadership qualities, such as judgment, insight, and creativity.
Examine how data and algorithms can create and propagate bias, and learn strategies to mitigate the impact.
Leaders have the ability to drive outcomes through their own decisions but also through influencing their teams. Explore the behaviors that help leaders achieve clearer thinking and better outcomes.
Learn to manage uncertainty by understanding the three broad types of decisions and using the cone of uncertainty prediction model.
Learn how the same cognitive processes that lead to unconscious bias also lead to positive leadership qualities, such as judgment, insight, and creativity.
Break down the elements of the decision-making process and align them to the appropriate decision type.
Examine how data and algorithms can create and propagate bias, and learn strategies to mitigate the impact.
Explore how the mind works and how bias seeps into your decision-making processes, given that 90 percent of your cognition is outside your control.
Leaders have the ability to drive outcomes through their own decisions but also through influencing their teams. Explore the behaviors that help leaders achieve clearer thinking and better outcomes.
Expert faculty
The program was designed by a leading expert on operational decision making and the impact of leadership on operations outcomes, drawing from both academic and industry experience.
Live faculty session
Join your global peers to address questions and affirm key takeaways with program faculty director and Emory faculty Professor Steve Walton.
Individualized feedback
Hone your skills deeper by receiving feedback from program leaders on the playbook assignments.
Peer learning
Share ideas and network with other leaders in healthcare through moderated group discussions.
Weekly office hours
Join program leaders to review the week’s content and preview what is to come.
Final project
Design a decision process that is unique to your decision types and also serves as a decision support tool to reference in your professional role.
Certificate of completion
Share your accomplishment with your community, demonstrating your commitment to excellence.
Steve Walton
Professor in the Practice of Information Systems & Operations Management Emory University Goizueta School of Business
Steve’s research focuses on strategic execution, operational decision making, and the impact of leadership on operations outcomes. His efforts in the classroom are highlighted by 11 teaching awards, including the Emory Williams Distinguished Teaching Award, a university-wide honor, and the Adler Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
Steve's consulting clients include Sony, First Data, UPS, Siemens Medical Systems, The Home Depot, Delta Air Lines, SunTrust, Panasonic, McKesson Information Solutions, The Arthur M. Blank Family Office, and others. His work has been published extensively, including in the Journal of Operations Management, European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, and International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management.
Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be awarded a verified digital certificate by Emory Executive Education. The certificate will be a recognition of your achievement in completing the Executive Decision Making for Healthcare Leaders Program.