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Decision-making is a critical leadership competency, especially in time of crisis. Effective leaders need to understand how decisions are made and how to avoid pitfalls. This course will provide participants with a powerful combination of critical knowledge, hands-on expertise and leadership skills that will enable them to improve their ability to face critical challenges.
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CRISIS DECISION MAKING: NAVIGATING THROUGH THE STORM
EXECUTIVE COURSE 16-20 MARCH 2015
Course Director Learning to navigate effectively in a turbulent and fast-moving world
Decision-making is a critical leadership competency, especially in time of crisis. Effective leaders need to understand how decisions are made and how to avoid pitfalls. This course will provide participants with a powerful combination of critical knowledge, hands-on expertise and leadership skills that will enable them to improve their ability to face critical challenges.
Key benefits for you
The course will enable you to:
• Acquirenewknowledge,toolsand skillsthatwillincreaseyour effectiveness as a practitioner in foreignpolicyandsecurity;
• Deepenyourunderstandingof decision-makingmodelsacross organisationallevelsandcultures;
• Improveyourabilitytoanalyse complexissuesandpresentoptions tohigh-leveldecision-makers;
• Accessanextensivenetworkof expertiseininternationalaffairsand securityasaGCSPalumnus.
Faculty profiles
InadditiontoGCSPin-houseexperts,thefacultyteachingthecoursehold,orhaveheld,seniorleadershippositionsingovernment,militaryandtheprivatesector.Theyhaveexperiencedfirst-handwhatittakestobeaneffectiveleaderinfasttempo–high-stakesituations.Theywillsharetheirsuccessesandfailureswiththeparticipants.Leadingacademicsinthefieldwillprovidecutting-edgeresearchindecision-making.
Dr Carl Ungerer
HeadoftheLeadership,CrisisandConflictManagementProgrammeatGCSP.Hehasover20yearsofexperienceasbothapractitionerandacademicininternationalsecurityaffairs,includingasSeniorAdvisertotheAustralianForeignMinister.
Twitter:@Carl_Ungerer
GCSPThe Geneva Centre for Security Policy is an internationalfoundationwith45memberstatesfromacrosstheglobethatprovidesforward-thinkingandinnovativesolutionsforleadersandpolicymakersconcernedwith international affairs andsecurityintoday’scomplex,globalisedworld.
5-dayprogramme
Alumni community
Uponcompletionofthe course,youbecomepart oftheexpandingGCSPalumninetworkandenjoycontinuedaccesstoourevents.Securitypolicy conferences enable currentandpastparticipantstomeet,debatepolicyissuesandshareideasandexperiencesinaninformalsetting.
In the heart of “International Geneva”
Hosting35international organisations,morethan 250non-governmental organisations,and173 diplomaticmissions, representationsand delegations,Geneva representstheworld’srichestnetworkoninternationalaffairs.
Admission
Forfurtherdetailsabout thecourseandthe applicationprocess, please contact:
+41(0)227309609
Applicationdeadline: Sunday, 1 March 2015
Tuition fees: CHF2’500 (includestuition,teachingmaterialsandlunchonweekdays).Inalimitednumberofcases,partialscholarshipsmaybeavailable.
Languagerequirements: Thecoursewillbeheldin English.Notranslationwill beprovided.
Venue: GCSP Maisondelapaix CheminEugène-Rigot2D P.O.Box1295 CH-1211Geneva1
www.gcsp.ch
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Why you should attend
Thiscourseprovidesparticipantswithknowledge,toolsandskillsthatwillhelpthembemoreeffectiveasapractitionerinforeignandsecuritypolicy(atanationalandinternationallevel),orintheprivateandnon-profitsector.Thecourseisdesignedtodeepenparticipantsknowledgeofwhatisinvolvedinmakingtimelyandeffectivedecisions.Itwillalsooffertheopportunitytoexploreatapersonal,culturalandorganisationallevelthecapabilitiesneededtoperformeffectivelyintensesituations.Participantswillbecomemoreresilientbyexploringskillsandbehavioursnecessarytobettercopewithovercomingchallengesandsetbacks.
Course focus
•Strategicdecision-makingincrisis situations
•Decision-makingmodelsand techniquesintime-sensitiveandhigh stakesituations
•Impactofcultureinforeignand securitypolicydecision-making
•Useofhistoryfordecision-making
Course design
Thecoursehasbeendesignedtobringoutthebestofthe3crucialelementsthattogetherformthebasisofGCSP’sholisticlearningexperiences:Thelatestinhighlevelacademicexpertise,thewisdom ofexperiencedseniorpractitioners, andthecollectiveexperienceoftheparticipants.Thisuniqueblendenablesparticipantstoengageonchallengingtopicsandexploretheboundariesoftheirowncapabilitiesinaninteractivelearningenvironment.Wewilluseallthistoexploretheknowledge,skillsandbehavioursthatareknowntoproducehighperformance inchallengingconditions.
Participant profiles
Thiscourseisdesignedforofficialsandexecutivesfromgovernment,military,internationalorganisations,nonprofit andprivatesector.
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