Future Skills
Decision Making
The most directly evidenced demand of any skill in this catalog, and the one most exposed to being quietly handed to a machine.
The demand is measured, not asserted
The Burning Glass Institute, with the Alliance for Decision Education, analyzed more than 6.8 million US job postings from 2022 to 2024. 41% explicitly reference decision-making skills, rising to 68% in computer and mathematical occupations and 55% in management. Wage premiums run to 23% for risk analysis and 17% for strategic decision-making.
The report notes actual demand is likely higher, because employers treat these as baseline and assess them at interview rather than naming them in the posting.
What the course works on
- Separating decisions that should be delegated to a model from decisions that should not.
- Setting a threshold before you look at the evidence, rather than after.
- Deciding under time pressure with incomplete information, which is the only condition most decisions are actually made in.
- Recording why a decision was made, so it can be reviewed rather than relitigated.
Why this matters more each year
Deloitte's 2026 Global Human Capital Trends, surveying more than 9,000 leaders across 89 countries, found 60% of executives now use AI to support their decisions while only 5% consider their organization to be managing it well. The tooling has moved considerably faster than the judgment around it.
How this is sold
Course details and pricing are by quotation. We deliver this course to teams, not as an individual enrollment. If you want to bring it to your team, register your interest below.
Sources
- Decision Skills in the WorkforceThe Burning Glass Institute with the Alliance for Decision Education, November 2025. Analysis of more than 6.8 million US job postings, 2022 to 2024.
- 2026 Global Human Capital TrendsDeloitte with Oxford Economics, 2026. A survey of more than 9,000 business and HR leaders across 89 countries.