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People and Organizational Behavior

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In this post graduate level course, you will learn how to identify the prevailing culture of your organization, and where to seek opportunities for transformation. You will also learn about best practices in motivation and engagement, and leadership strategies to optimize organizational capabilities and performance.

Description

Organizations are complex entities in which leadership, structures, systems (internal and external) , culture and people are variables which senior managers need to manage effectively to ensure the organization achieves its objectives and business performance targets.

The study of people and organizational behavior helps managers develop an understanding of the systems and practices that can motivate employees, increase their performance, and help organizations establish a strong and trusting relationship with their employees.

Organizational culture includes an organization’s expectations, experiences, philosophy, and values that hold it together. Culture also affects the organization’s productivity and performance, and provides guidelines on customer care and service, product quality and safety, attendance and punctuality, and concern for the environment.

High performance cultures are keenly sought after by many organizations. Senior Leadership can play a vital role in building a culture within the organization which embraces change and innovation, delivers on shareholder | stakeholders expectations, and contributes to the well-being and prosperity of the community in which it operates.

Such leadership can shape the organizational culture through systems, processes and practices which enhance motivation, enable effective team working, enhance commitment to core values and improve productivity.

In this course, you will learn how to identify the prevailing culture of your organization, and where to seek opportunities for transformation. You will also learn about best practices in motivation and engagement, and leadership strategies to optimize organizational capabilities and performance.

COURSE DETAILS

  • Suitable For: Senior (Executive) Managers and H-R Professionals
  • Course Duration: 20 Hours
  • Access: You will have access to this course for 90 days
  • Certification: Download your Certificate on completion
  • Additional Resources: Download comprehensive Learners manual, additional articles and worksheets

COURSE CONTENTS

This course comprises the following lessons:

Lesson 1 – Getting Started.zip

Video – Organizational Behavior in 99 seconds

SECTION 1: UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Lesson 2 – Understanding Organizations

Video – Mintzberg on Organization Configuration

Lesson 3 – What is Organization Behavior

Video – Google on Organizational Behavior

Lesson 4 – Why Study OB

People and Organizational Behaviour – Quiz 1

SECTION 2: UNDERSTANDING YOUR ORGANIZATION

Lesson 5 – Knowing your Stakeholders

Video – How to Build a Stakeholder Map

Lesson 6 – Organization Structure

Video – Centralization versus Decentralization

Lesson 7 – Organization Departments and Functions

People and Organizational Behavior – Quiz 2

SECTION 3: UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Lesson 8 – Understanding Management

Video – French and Raven’s Bases of Power

Lesson 9 – The Functions of Management

Video – 4 Functions of Management

Lesson 10 – Management Roles

People and Organizational Behavior – Quiz 3

Lesson 11 – Leadership and Power

Video – Leadership Power Bases

Lesson 12 – Leadership and Influence

Video – Influencing Tactics

SECTION 4: IMPROVING MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT

Lesson 13 – Understanding Motivation

Lesson 14 – Employee Engagement

Video – The X Model of Employee Engagement

Lesson 15 – Assessing Engagement

Lesson 16 – Engagement Action Planning

People and Organizational Behavior – Quiz 4

Lesson 17 – Wrapping-up

Understanding Organizational Behavior – Course Evaluation

CERTIFICATION: DOWNLOAD YOUR CPD CERTIFICATE ON COMPLETION