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Leading Data Informed Decisions for Managers

Managers today are surrounded by dashboards and reports, yet many still lead on gut feeling alone. This course helps leaders use data to make sharper, more defensible decisions without needing to become analysts themselves. Set in the African business context, it shows how to ask the right questions of data, spot misleading numbers, and build a team habit of evidence based decision making.

What you will be able to do

  • Frame management questions in ways that data can help answer.
  • Interpret common reports, dashboards and metrics with confidence.
  • Recognise misleading statistics, bias and gaps in data.
  • Combine data insight with judgement and local context.
  • Communicate decisions and their evidence clearly to teams and stakeholders.
  • Foster a culture where teams routinely use evidence to decide.

Course outline

  1. 01From Gut Feel to Evidence Based Leadership
  2. 02Asking the Right Questions of Your Data
  3. 03Reading Metrics, Dashboards and Reports
  4. 04Spotting Misleading Numbers and Bias
  5. 05Balancing Data With Judgement and Context
  6. 06Communicating Decisions Backed by Evidence
  7. 07Building a Data Informed Team Culture

Who should attend

This course is designed for managers and team leaders across functions who must make decisions using reports and data but do not have a technical or analytical background.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Cairo3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Accra3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Durban3R13,000
5 to 7 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
19 to 21 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000
7 to 9 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000
21 to 23 Dec 2026Online3US$900

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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