Navigating decisions. Empowering leaders.
At the Decision Leadership Institute, we are dedicated to empowering leaders and organizations to excel through strategic, high-quality decision-making.
Our mission is to equip leaders with the skills, tools, and support to make high-quality decisions, transforming decision-making into a core leadership strength that drives lasting organizational success.
Decision quality and speed correlate
directly with organizational performance.
Organizations that make high-quality decisions quickly are twice as likely to see returns of 20% or more.
Employee productivity increases by 23% when leaders focus on structured decision-making processes.
Firms with effective decision-making cultures are 6.8 times more likely to be successful.
The average person makes 35,000 decisions every day.
Decision-making occupies 40% of leaders' time, with over half being wasted due to inefficiency.
There are significant risks associated with poor decision-making, and they cost companies.
79% of employees are disengaged due to poor managerial decisions, reducing productivity.
50% more project delays occur in teams with poor decision-making processes, harming efficiency.
3-5% of profits are lost annually due to inefficient decision-making, affecting company financials.
What We Offer
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Empower your decision-making skills with our expert-led courses. Tailored for different expertise levels, these courses cover essential strategies, tools, and techniques to improve judgment and decision efficiency.
Who it’s for: Individuals, professionals, and teams looking to enhance their decision-making capabilities.
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Receive tailored guidance on specific decisions. Our experts provide consultations to help you or your team navigate complex choices, weighing all factors and potential outcomes.
Who it’s for: Individuals and organizations seeking expert advice for critical personal or professional decisions.
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Specialized training sessions designed to enhance the collective decision-making skills of your leadership team. These sessions focus on strategies for consensus-building, conflict resolution, and maintaining alignment with organizational values.
Who it’s for: Executive teams and boards looking to improve leadership and decision-making dynamics.
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A culture of strong decision-making is a strategic advantage.
Organizations that cultivate teams of skillful decision-makers are more agile, resilient, and innovative; essential qualities to thrive in today’s complex world.
At the Decision Leadership Institute, we empower leaders and teams to chart their course with confidence, providing the skills and insights to navigate complexity and steer their organizations toward success with clarity and purpose.
Our decisions are how we exercise agency— the power to influence and shape what happens next.
For decades, groundbreaking research in behavioral economics, cognitive psychology, and decision analysis has unveiled powerful insights into how we make decisions—and more importantly, how we can make them better. The impact of these insights is far-reaching, influencing individual careers, organizational success, and even societal outcomes.
At the Decision Leadership Institute (DLI), we don’t just teach decision-making theory— we equip leaders with practical tools and frameworks to master the science of making smarter, faster decisions that drive long-term success.
Why Us?
Leaders today face unprecedented complexity and uncertainty.
DLI was founded by Dr. Joseph Sweeney in response to the growing demand from CEOs, professionals, military leaders, and policymakers for practical, high-impact decision-making training. They’ve told us they need a trusted partner to help them apply decision science in their organizations, empowering them to make decisions that drive long-term success. That’s where we come in.
While spearheading a national movement to raise awareness of decision science in K-12 education, Dr. Sweeney was repeatedly asked by leaders from across sectors to develop a solution for executives. They wanted to incorporate these game-changing insights into their own work to make better decisions and lead more effectively.
The Decision Leadership Institute was established to meet this need.
We are committed to being the partner that helps leaders transform their decision-making processes, cultivate rational thinking, and enhance their strategic impact.
