Full course description
Start Date
Every two weeks
Price
$159.00
Credential
Digital Badge
Commitment
24 Hours
Format
Asynchronous
Skills for Making Great Decisions
Description
This course, led by an experienced counselor and life coach, explores how people make decisions and how to make better ones in everyday life. Learners examine the natural decision-making abilities everyone has, why instinct and intuition can sometimes mislead, and how self-knowledge helps guard against overconfidence. The course covers setting and reaching personal goals, the impact of small daily choices, handling a crisis, using emotions as a decision-making tool, and making decisions with others. Learners also build guidelines for taking risks, understanding the role of luck, recovering from mistakes, and changing habits, finishing with a set of practical decision-making tools and resources.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the natural decision-making abilities people are born with and recognize when instinct and intuition can lead to poor choices.
- Distinguish between needs and wants and connect them to purposeful actions.
- Set personal goals and identify the steps needed to achieve them.
- Apply sound reasoning to everyday decisions and explain how small choices shape quality of life.
- Use strategies to make clear decisions during a crisis and use emotions as a constructive decision-making tool.
- Work effectively with others to reach shared decisions.
- Evaluate when to take risks, how luck influences outcomes, and how to recover from mistakes.
- Apply techniques for changing habits and select decision-making tools and resources for future use.
Target Learner
Adults who want to make more confident, well-reasoned decisions in their personal and professional lives, including working professionals, supervisors, career changers, and lifelong learners. No prior experience is required.