Organisational behaviour: Know your people
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Course Summary
This course covers the basics of organizational behavior, including motivation, communication, and leadership. Learn how to effectively manage your team and create a productive work environment.Key Learning Points
- Understand the psychological principles that drive employee behavior
- Develop effective communication and leadership skills
- Learn how to motivate and engage your team
- Create a positive and productive work environment
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- USA: $75,000 - $120,000
- India: ₹800,000 - ₹1,500,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- USA: $75,000 - $120,000
- India: ₹800,000 - ₹1,500,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- USA: $60,000 - $100,000
- India: ₹600,000 - ₹1,200,000
- Spain: €25,000 - €40,000
- USA: $75,000 - $120,000
- India: ₹800,000 - ₹1,500,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- USA: $60,000 - $100,000
- India: ₹600,000 - ₹1,200,000
- Spain: €25,000 - €40,000
- USA: $50,000 - $80,000
- India: ₹400,000 - ₹900,000
- Spain: €20,000 - €35,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Develop a deeper understanding of organizational behavior
- Gain practical skills for managing and motivating employees
- Learn how to create a positive and productive work environment
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- No prior knowledge of organizational behavior is required
- Access to a computer with internet connection
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
Similar Courses
- Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
- Managing People and Teams
- Organizational Analysis
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Organizational Psychologist and Professor
- Author and Speaker
Related Books
Description
Organisations have changed and now, more than ever, personnel management is crucial to organisational success. In this course you’ll explore a range of concepts, theories and methodologies that will help you navigate and optimise your work environment. Via structured learning activities (video lectures, quizzes, discussion prompts and written assessments) you will be exposed to the latest best-practice leadership strategies to enable your employees to achieve more at work. You’ll examine case studies on advanced leadership strategies and be challenged to consider how these might apply to your own workplace. And you’ll discover that your ability to manage and lead people in a flatter, more team-driven context is now the key to organisational success. As the world continues to undergo dynamic change, this course will prepare you to be the one to lead your team and your organisation into the dynamic work environments of tomorrow.
Knowledge
- Explain how individuals may differ across a range of attributes including their personality, values, perceptions, and emotions
- Analyse the implications of workplace diversity, including challenges and potential benefits
- Explain the motivational characteristics of work and apply these to job design
- Analyze the role of team dynamics and composition in the team performance
Outline
- People in Organisations
- Course welcome and introduction
- Week 1 outline
- Personality
- Values and attitudes
- Perception
- Habit corner - Overcome restrictive mental models
- Course overview
- Preconceptions: What makes a good leader?
- Which continent do you hail from?
- Explore further resources 1
- Practice task
- About the habit corner
- Recall: Personality, values and attitudes, and perception
- Week 1 quiz
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Week 2 outline
- Diversity: Some fundamentals
- The challenge of diversity
- Diversity management
- Explore further resources 2
- Practice task
- Week 2 quiz
- Motivating Your People
- Week 3 outline
- What motivates your people?
- How to motivate your people?
- Designing a motivating job
- Become a Global MBA learner
- Explore further resources 3
- Practice task
- Recall: Motivating people
- Week 3 quiz
- Conflict and Emotion: Good or Bad?
- Week 4 outline
- Conflict
- Conflict process
- Emotions
- Explore further resources 4
- Practice Task: Conflict and emotion
- Practice task: Approaching conflict
- Week 4 quiz
- Teams and teamwork: Putting together high performing teams
- Week 5 outline
- Groups and teams
- Team process
- Conformity and cohesiveness
- Explore further readings 5
- Practice task: Teams and teamwork
- Practice task: Groupthink
- Recall: Groups and teams
- Week 5 quiz
- Cross-cultural and global leadership
- Week 6 outline
- Cultural competence
- Leading across cultures
- Expatriation
- Decision making and global staffing
- Explore further resources 6
- Practice task: Cross-cultural and global leadership
- Practice task: The 6 dimensions of national culture
- Recall: Culture, expatriation, and global staffing
- Week 6 quiz
Summary of User Reviews
Discover the best strategies for understanding and managing the people in your workplace with Coursera's Organisational Behaviour course. This highly rated course has received positive reviews for its comprehensive overview of people management and its practical approach to tackling workplace challenges.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
Many users appreciated the course's emphasis on real-world scenarios and practical solutions, allowing them to apply their learning to their own workplace challenges.Pros from User Reviews
- Provides a comprehensive overview of organisational behaviour
- Emphasizes practical solutions and real-world scenarios
- Excellent course material and engaging lectures
- Great for managers and professionals looking to improve their people management skills
- Flexible learning options and easy-to-use platform
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the course content to be repetitive
- The course may not be suitable for those with extensive knowledge of organisational behaviour
- The peer review process for assignments can be time-consuming
- Limited interaction with instructors and other students
- No certificate of completion for the free version
Professor Rebecca Mitchell
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