Wise Decision Making

In an era when technology and innovation is abundant, wisdom is scarce. We need wisdom now, more than ever - in our political and business leaders, in our communities, and in ourselves. We need a Third System of decision making and we need coaches skilled in the evidence-based practice of coaching for wisdom who can help leaders think in more systemic and more compassionate ways. The very survival of the planet may depend on it.

Can wisdom be coached? I have been incorporating the psychology of wisdom into my executive coaching practice for the past 15 years in Australia and Asia. I can share my experience and guide you in using powerful skills, distilled from the research, for helping clients make wiser decisions. In particular, the 6 competencies of System 3 thinking and the WISE template are elegant ways to move clients along a path toward wisdom.

Wise Decision Making, Coaching for Wisdom programs

Coaching for Wisdom: The Practice of Applying System 3 Thinking in Complex Decision Making, Association for Coaching, Webinar Series, July 22, 2020
Making Wise Decisions: Virtual Program, Ososim©

Digital Learning, April 14 - May 27, 2020
Coaching for Wisdom: System 3 Thinking in Complex Decision Making, University of Sydney Coaching Conference 2020, University of Sydney Business School, February 16, 2020
International Conference on Leadership Decision Making in Crisis: From Chaos to Confidence, Asia Pacific Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 30, 2019
The Practice of Coaching for Wisdom, workshop at the 13th Australian Psychological Society Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, July 12, 2019

Leadership Decision Making Masterclass 4-day residential program for SEACEN (South East Asian Central Bankers), Seoul Korea, June 17-20, 2019
Making Wise Decisions: How to Apply the Third System for Sustainable and Wise Decisions, an Accelerate Workshop Series topic for The Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 26, 2019
Wise Decision Making and Systems Thinking, part of the 5-day residential Advanced Leadership Programme for Bank Negara Malaysia Deputy Directors, Putrajaya, Malaysia, November 30 - December 01, 2018




 Wise Decision Making, open program for The Star Media Group, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 25, 2018

Coaching for Wisdom, European Mentoring and Coaching Council Research Conference, University of Chester UK, July 10, 2018
Wise Decision Making, an Accelerate Workshop Series topic for The Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 8, 2018

Wise Decision Making, part of the Emerging Leaders Programme for Deputy Directors of the Central Bank of Sudan, Khartoum, Sudan, December 15-16, 2017
Deciding in the Open Source Era: How to Apply the 'Third System' for Sustainable and Wise Decisions. Master Class for the 2017 Leadership Energy Summit Asia (LESA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 08, 2017
Wise Decision Making, part of the 4-day residential Advanced Leadership Programme for Bank Negara Malaysia Deputy Directors, Langkawi, Malaysia, October 09-13, 2017


Wise Decision Making for Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Berhad (BIBD) Senior Leaders, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, July 04, 2017


Making Wise Decisions, an Accelerate Workshop Series topic for The Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 17, 2017



Making Wise Decisions, part of the Leadership Development Programme for senior leaders of OCBC Bank, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 6, 2016
Making Wise Decisions, part of the 2-day Smart Leadership Programme for senior managers of Maybank, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 1-2, 2016
Making Wise Decisions, part of the 6-day residential Leading Leaders Immersion Programme, Bali, Indonesia, September 18-23, 2016
Coaching for Wisdom, workshop for the Australian Psychological Society Interest Group in Coaching Psychology (NSW Branch), Royal Automobile Club, Sydney, October 15, 2011

Coaching for Wisdom, workshop for the Australian Psychological Society Interest Group in Coaching Psychology  (Victorian Branch), Jasper Hotel, Melbourne, May 28, 2011


"Wise Decisions: How the Psychology of Wisdom can be Applied to Everyday Life", 2nd Australian Positive Psychology and Well-Being Conference, Monash University, Caulfield VIC, February 12-13, 2010

Coaching for Wisdom Workshop at Melbourne Business School's Sydney Campus, Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont, December 12, 2008

Coaching for Wisdom Workshop at Melbourne Business School's Sydney Campus, Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont, June 18-19, 2008

Coaching for Wisdom Workshop for the University of Sydney Coaching and Mentoring Association, Worrall Lecture Theatre, Sydney Eye Hospital, Macquarie Street, Sydney, May 31, 2008

Wisdom in Leadership Workshop at Melbourne Business School's Sydney Campus, Jones Bay Wharf, March 14, 2008

Inaugural Coaching for Wisdom Workshop at Melbourne Business School's Sydney Campus, Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont, October 19, 2007



Comments

  1. Mary C Dwyer, Impact Solutions International.September 9, 2014 at 11:01 PM

    Lovely to meet you again at the Mindfulness conference Peter.

    Mary Dwyer
    www.impactsolutions.com.au

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