This course, Data-Driven Decision Making (DDDM) teaches an approach to making choices, setting strategies, and solving problems based on empirical evidence and data. It involves everaging data analytics, statistical analysis, and data visualization techniques to derive insights and inform decision-making processes across various domains and industries.

Decision-making models are structured approaches or frameworks used to systematically analyze and process information in order to make choices or reach conclusions. These models help individuals or groups navigate through complex situations by breaking down the decision-making process into manageable steps.

This course is designed for project engineers, geoscientists, reservoir engineers, production engineers, petroleum engineers, Inspectorate NUPRC, planning and development analysts, business planners, and managers.

The learning objectives of an advanced course in Advanced Leadership with Strategic Management. These objectives aim to cultivate leaders who are not only effective in guiding their organizations but also strategic in their approach, capable of aligning leadership practices with broader organizational goals and navigating the complexities of modern business environments.

1. Integrating Leadership with Strategic Thinking:
– Understand the relationship between leadership and strategic management.
– Develop the ability to align leadership styles and approaches with strategic goals to drive organizational success.

2. Advanced Leadership Theories and Practices:
– Explore advanced leadership theories, such as transformational and transactional leadership, servant leadership, and adaptive leadership.
– Apply these theories in various organizational contexts to enhance leadership effectiveness.

3. Strategic Vision and Mission Development:
– Learn to craft compelling visions and missions that inspire and guide organizations.
– Develop skills in communicating and embedding these visions and missions throughout the organization.

4. Strategic Decision-Making and Problem-Solving:
– Enhance decision-making capabilities by integrating strategic analysis with leadership insights.
– Learn advanced problem-solving techniques to address complex strategic challenges.

5. Change Leadership and Organizational Transformation:
– Understand the dynamics of leading organizational change and transformation.
– Develop the ability to lead and manage change initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and overcoming resistance.

6. Building and Leading High-Performance Teams:
– Learn how to create and sustain high-performance teams that are aligned with the organization’s strategic goals.
– Understand the dynamics of team leadership, including motivation, conflict resolution, and fostering collaboration.

7. Leadership Communication and Influence:
– Develop advanced communication skills essential for strategic leadership.
– Learn to effectively influence and engage stakeholders, building support for strategic initiatives.

8. Ethical Leadership and Corporate Governance:
– Explore the ethical dimensions of leadership and strategic management.
– Learn to incorporate ethical considerations into strategic decisions and promote a culture of ethical leadership within the organization.

9. Global Leadership and Cross-Cultural Management:
– Understand the challenges and opportunities of leading in a global context.
– Develop skills in managing cross-cultural teams and executing strategies across diverse cultural environments.

10. Innovative Leadership and Strategic Renewal:
– Foster an innovative mindset within the leadership team to drive continuous strategic renewal.
– Learn to lead initiatives that promote creativity, innovation, and adaptability in the face of changing market conditions.

11. Crisis Leadership and Strategic Resilience:
– Prepare to lead organizations through crises by developing strategic resilience.
– Learn techniques for crisis management, including scenario planning, risk assessment, and maintaining organizational stability during turbulent times.

12. Performance Management and Leadership Accountability:
– Learn to design and implement systems for measuring leadership effectiveness and strategic performance.
– Understand the importance of accountability in leadership and develop strategies for maintaining high standards of leadership integrity and effectiveness.

13. Leadership Development and Succession Planning:
– Develop strategies for leadership development within the organization.
– Learn the principles of succession planning to ensure continuity of leadership and strategic direction.