Make Better Decisions: 13 Mental Models for Team Managers
What you'll learn
- Become a more effective leader and manager
- Leverage mental models to think differently
- Gain new insights into how you communicate, manage, and lead
- Learn how to take better actions and pick wiser options
Requirements
- No special knowledge is required to enroll in the course
Description
Learn easy mental models that help you think differently and give you new insights into how you communicate, manage, and lead.
This is a short course (approx. 60 minutes) that shows you how to make better decisions and become more effective at your job.
Master Simple Decision-Making Frameworks
Understand why a life motto can help you with the big decisions
Learn how to use your own version of intentional mistakes to make more informed decisions
Delegate the right way through situational awareness and focusing on the big picture
Analyze decisions by classifying them the right way
Scrutinize your data sources to avoid sample selection bias
Question why relevant processes are conducted a certain way
Understand the employee vector theory to ensure alignment among your team
Clarify your instructions so that they're well-understood by your employees
Mental models are frameworks that help you think in a different way. After taking this course, you'll learn how to take better actions and how to pick wiser options.
Content and Overview
The course contains over 15 lectures and 60 minutes of content. It is designed for any manager or leader who manages teams at medium to large-sized organizations.
The course is delivered in a format that is easily digestible for busy professionals. Each video lecture covers one mental model and is around 5 minutes long.
Here's are the mental models that are covered in the course:
Mental Model 1: Start with a 7-Word Life Motto
Mental Model 2: Avoid Brown M&Ms
Mental Model 3: Delegate Like a Trauma Surgeon
Mental Model 4: Solve for Climate vs. Weather Problems
Mental Model 5: Leverage Musk’s Employee Vector Theory
Mental Model 6: Make One-Way Door Decisions for Chernobyl-Type Risks
Mental Model 7: Use Guide Dog Selective Disobedience
Mental Model 8: Avoid WWII Plane Survivorship Bias
Mental Model 9: Motivate Using the Kissinger Way
Mental Model 10: Avoid Being One of the 5 Monkeys
Mental Model 11: Give Sun Tzu Type Directions
Mental Model 12: Mitigate D-Day’s Cliff-Climbing Risk
Mental Model 13: Use Stories to Sell Olives
By the end of this course, you'll be armed with tactics that you can implement right away with your employees.
There are no requirements necessary to enroll in the course, and you can learn the material at your own pace.
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Student Testimonials:
★★★★★ "Great match for me, I appreciate all the examples that I have already applied to my day-to-day decisions. Very interesting concepts which I have saved to review time and again since there was a lot to digest! Thank you." - Maureen Ring
★★★★★ "I was moved to set a goal using 7 words. It gave me an overview of what I wanted to do. Something I could focus on as direction." - Emil Carlo Albaladejo
★★★★★ "This has more than met my expectations. Thank you for a great course Make Better Decisions: 13 Mental Models for Team Managers, each has great presentation examples which all made for a really informative course." - Amit Kumar
★★★★★ "Whoa. Awesome. I learned a lot from this course, as the stories about the mental model helped put the concept into perspective. I enjoyed learning about new models I wasn't aware of and how I can benefit from using them. Very practical and well-thought-out presentation. How do I give it 6 stars?" - Corbin Stack
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If you are not satisfied with the course for any reason, you may return the course within 30 days of the purchase date.
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Who this course is for:
- Managers and leaders who lead teams in medium to large-sized organizations
- Entrepreneurs who want to make better decisions while leading their teams
Instructor
"Short courses for busy managers"
My name is Hassan Osman and I help busy business leaders and managers work more effectively with their teams.
My focus is on three main 'future of work' areas: managing in virtual & hybrid environments, using AI to improve productivity, and enhancing communication among team members.
I write about those topics in my free weekly newsletters, "Leadership 80/20" and "AI for Leaders."
A little about me:
Most recently, I was SVP of Professional Services at NWN Carousel (a $1B organization focused on enabling hybrid work), leading a team of 200+ project managers and engineers on delivering cloud communication services to our customers.
Previously, I was a Director at Cisco Systems, where I led project and program management teams on delivering complex projects for Cisco's customers.
Prior to Cisco, I was a manager at Ernst & Young, where I analyzed failing projects at Fortune 500 companies, and recommended solutions to fix them.
I was also a research assistant at Harvard University, where I studied issues related to virtual teams.
I'm an Amazon bestselling author of multiple books about AI, team management, and communication (including "Generative AI for Busy Business Leaders," "Influencing Virtual Teams," "Don't Reply All," "Hybrid Work Management," "Project Kickoff," "ChatGPT for Better Business Communication," and "Effective Delegation of Authority"), and I hold the PMP, CSM and ITIL certifications.
Most managers don't have a lot of time to watch lengthy courses (that are usually full of fluff). So I focus on creating short courses that help busy managers become more effective leaders, without wasting their time.
I have published courses about Generative AI, Writing Better Emails, Managing Hybrid Teams, Using ChatGPT for Business Communication, Delegating Effectively, Leading Virtual Meetings, and Managing and Influencing Virtual Teams.
*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed on this page and in my courses are my own views and not those of any of my employers