Dr. Mark Seidler, chief executive officer of SDG, has more than 20 years of experience helping executives define their business strategy. Hear what leaders can do to improve the decision-making process in their organization and realize their vision for the company. 

 How do you achieve decision quality on a corporate level? Dr. Jennifer Meyer, partner and North America practice leader at SDG, shares how organizations can get started on their journey. Building a robust decision framework that lasts through changes in leadership, structure and business strategy, is a daunting task—one that few organizations have fully accomplished. But as competition continues to drive adoption of ODQ, it is evolving from “nice to have” to “must have”. 

 How can energy-intensive companies approach the energy transition and how can decision quality support these long-term decisions? Dr. Sang-Won Kim, partner and global energy practice leader at SDG, shares his perspective on how companies can find their individual path through the energy transition. No two companies are the same, and while the energy transition affects everyone, the path to success can look very different. 

The life science industry has experienced a year of rapid innovation. In an environment characterized by great uncertainty, such swift change is just one more layer of complexity. How are life science companies dealing with these uncertainties, and what can other industries learn from their experiences? Deepak Veeraraghavan, partner and global life science practice leader at SDG, shares his insights on the value of applying decision science to business decisions.

 What makes a good decision and how do you know? In this episode, Dr. Carl Spetzler, lead author of the book Decision Quality: Value Creation from Better Business Decisions and renowned leader in applying decision science to business challenges, introduces the framework that allows decision makers to measure the quality of a decision at the time it is made. He discusses the elements of a high-quality decision and offers helpful advice for approaching business meetings and everyday significant decisions. 

 Strategic Decisions Group is pleased to introduce its new podcast, "Decide Like a True Leader." Every two weeks, Dr. Florian Methling invites an SDG expert to share insights into an exciting new topic. We will explore concepts like decision quality, discuss challenges in life sciences and the energy transition, discuss organizational decision quality, and describe how decision quality can be a valuable leadership instrument. This podcast is for anyone who wants to improve their decision-making skills.