Preventing Disastrous Decisions – Problem Solving under Stress
- 5 day course
- Maximum 12 delegates
- 2 upcoming dates
- US$3,950
Led by World leading expert on leadership, health and safety
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Strengthen your judgement and leadership when it matters most.
This immersive 5-day training course equips operational leaders, supervisors, and decision-makers with the advanced tools and confidence to make effective decisions under pressure. Focusing on real-world crises—especially within high-risk environments such as the petrochemical industry—this course combines theory, self-assessment, structured decision models, and compelling case studies to foster resilience, critical thinking, and high-stakes problem solving. Delegates will emerge better prepared to lead through uncertainty, avoid groupthink, and manage crisis communication with clarity and purpose.
Why this course is important
In high-consequence sectors, one wrong decision can lead to devastating outcomes—from environmental disasters and asset loss to reputational damage and even fatalities. Under pressure, biases can distort judgement, and stress can undermine even experienced leaders. This course addresses these risks directly, offering practical strategies and psychological insights that empower professionals to navigate complexity, assess risk clearly, and execute decisions that protect lives, assets, and operations.
Who should attend
This course is ideal for professionals responsible for making or influencing critical decisions in operational or high-risk environments, including:
- Operational Leaders and Site Managers
- Shift Leaders and Emergency Response Coordinators
- Risk Managers and HSSE Professionals
- Team Leaders and Supervisors
- Specialists engaged in high-impact decision-making
What you will learn
Over five dynamic days, participants will:
- Strengthen decision-making and problem-solving skills in emergency and crisis contexts
- Learn to distinguish between a problem’s root cause, symptoms, and surface-level issues
- Understand their personal decision-making style through MBTI® psychological profiling
- Identify cognitive biases and overcome the dangers of groupthink
- Apply structured problem-solving models and 9 techniques for crisis decision-making
- Use emotional intelligence and communication skills to enhance leadership under pressure
- Analyse historical petrochemical disasters and draw lessons from real-world case studies
- Reflect on their personal strengths and limitations to become more effective decision-makers
The Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 Career Accelerator
This is a public course, but it is also an integral part of NTUiTiV’s Vision 2030 Career Accelerator.
NTUiTiV’s Vision 2030 Career Accelerator courses empower young Saudi professionals to turn ambition into achievement. The Accelerator is designed to prepare you to take the lead and maximise your contribution to the Kingdom’s most exciting transformation – Vision 2030.
The Preventing Disastrous Decisions: Problem Solving in Times of Stress course aligns with Vision 2030 by developing the decision-making and problem-solving abilities required to manage crises in high-stakes environments.
Vision 2030’s transformative projects demand leaders who can remain composed, make sound judgments, and avoid costly errors under pressure.
This course equips Saudi professionals with structured decision-making frameworks, cognitive bias awareness, and practical problem-solving tools. By applying these skills, they will contribute to safer operations, stronger leadership, and more resilient organisations that support the Kingdom’s ambitious goals.
Your course leader
World leading expert on leadership, health and safety
PhD qualified, experienced, a dynamic and passionate speaker, having delivered hundreds of motivational speeches, keynote addresses and presentations to most industry sectors, as well as to thousands of clients and stakeholders on Leadership skills within HSSE, Process Safety and Occupational health and safety in the EU, Middle and Far East.
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There is a cap of 12 seatsUS$3,950 / delegate
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