From the course: Executive Decision-Making
Join today to access over 22,600 courses taught by industry experts or purchase this course individually.
Making the call
- At some point within executive decision, you're going to have to make the call. Some principles you should think about as you're doing so are, first, be clear about the call being made. Tell people exactly what the decision is. Document that decision so you have something to true back to. Remember, executive decisions can take a long time to make and see what happens. You'll want a document to be able to go back to and say, "Here's the decision we made, "and here was the underlying rationale." Lay out that rationale, including the assumptions you made, the facts you were using to make the decision, and the sources of the information. When things change, you can then go back to that document and perhaps find root errors in the data you had, understand how the market has changed from when you originally made the decision, or you can find new opportunities to make a better decision. Business cases and board decks are…
Practice while you learn with exercise files
Download the files the instructor uses to teach the course. Follow along and learn by watching, listening and practicing.
Download courses and learn on the go
Watch courses on your mobile device without an internet connection. Download courses using your iOS or Android LinkedIn Learning app.