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LBS Online Masterclass

Mastering Decision-making Through Better Judgement

Master the art of sound judgement with a six-point framework. This online course enables you to make better choices in your professional and personal life. It focuses on practical ways to improve your chances of achieving what you want by stacking the cards in your favour when you make a decision.

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Course impact

Make sound judgements

This immersive online course provides you with a structured framework to sharpen judgement, giving you the confidence to make better choices. Through real-world scenarios, interactive exercises, and a live session with Sir Andrew Likierman, you’ll see how judgement is a process that can be learned. As a result you will feel more confident in making complex choices.

  • Sharpen decision-making skills with real-world scenarios, interactive case studies, and practical exercises.

  • Strengthen your strategic thinking, enhance your ability to analyse complex situations and implement practical solutions that enable you to adapt confidently and thrive in any environment.

  • Proactively manage risks and gain the skills to understand how better to handle speed, intuition and bias in judgement, building your confidence in navigating complex situations.

  • Expand your perspectives through group discussions, immersive simulations and guided reflections.

  • Gain a deeper grasp of sound judgement in live online sessions with real-time feedback from Sir Andrew and peers.

  • Learn alongside a diverse cohort for an enriching and collaborative experience.

  • Flexible learning: Learn from anywhere in the world, at your own pace through our online digital classroom.

Who attends

Right for you

Designed for leaders from mid-level to C-suite. Participants can include but are not limited to strategic decision-makers within their organisation, or people about to take on more responsibility that involves making difficult and complex judgement calls, including those under pressure.

Course content

Designed for leadership

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the six pillars of good judgement and discover practical tools and strategies to help you apply them to your decision-making.

  • Remembering: Identify the core elements that contribute to good judgement.

  • Understanding: Define what judgement is and isn’t. Interpret common biases that can influence judgement.

  • Applying: Implement the six-point framework to a range of real-life scenarios. Integrate the principles of good judgement to everyday decision-making scenarios.

  • Analysing: Examine examples of good and poor judgement to identify critical differences.

  • Evaluating: Critically assess your own decision-making patterns using the judgement framework.

  • Creating: Develop a personal strategy to improve judgement in both professional and personal contexts.

An expert in the field

Gain insights from an esteemed thought leader who blends cutting-edge research with practical, real-world expertise.

Sir Andrew Likierman

Sir Andrew Likierman

Professor of Management Practice

Experience

Andrew studied at the University of Vienna and Balliol College, Oxford. He has held academic and administrative roles at London Business School, including serving as Dean from 2009 to 2017, and his research focuses on human judgement in leadership and management, with his newest book on the topic, released in January 2025. Andrew’s public sector experience includes ten years as Managing Director at the UK Treasury, where he led a major project transitioning government accounting from cash to accruals, and serving as a director of the Bank of England.

In the private sector, he has held leadership roles and board positions with companies like Barclays Bank, Beazley plc, and Monument. He has also contributed professionally to numerous inquiries and governance committees, including the Cadbury Committee on UK corporate governance and the United Nations governance initiative.

"Judgment is the core of exemplary leadership. With good judgment, little else matters. Without it, nothing else matters."

Professor Warren Bennis

How to apply

Submit your application through our online application form.

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Fees

The fee for the programme is £520*

For more information on what the programme fee covers, please speak to our Client Relationship Manager.

*Fees are subject to change.

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Whether you are an individual or an organisation/group looking for a course, get in touch and we can help find the best solution for you.

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