Course: Management psychology and management consulting

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Course title Management psychology and management consulting
Course code PCH/MZP1M
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Seitl Martin, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The lectures are led in blocks; each consists of introduction to theoretical background and seminar part with model situations and work in groups. The topics of theoretical part: 1. Leader emergence a. Definition of managerial psychology b. Management vs. leadership c. Leader emergence - motivation d. Leader emergence - inherited, physical and situational effects e. Leader emergence - trait´s approach to personality f. Leader emergence - competence approach to personality g. Leader emergence - developmental approach to personality h. Psychodiagnostics methods 2. Leadership effectiveness: styles a. Role of manager b. Future - Engage - Deliver c. Typologies of management styles (Friedler; Fleishman; Hersey & Blanchard; Gretz & Drozdeck, etc.). d. LMX 3. Leadership effectiveness: level of individuals a. Psychological contract b. Stressors, burnout syndrome and internal resignation c. Motivation d. Engagement 4. Leadership effectiveness: levels of team and organization a. Work group, group dynamics in management and leadership b. Team in management and leadership c. Virtual teams d. Belbin´s roles, Sociomapping, TeamUp e. Organizational clima and culture 5. Leadership effectiveness: special topics a. Authority nad power of leader b. Negotiation c. Process of delegating d. Change management Seminars: 1. Model situations. 2. Work in groups with following discussion and feedback.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course aims at acquainting students with the basics of the psychology of leadership as a discipline dealing with encounters of managing and managed employees in the context of their personalities, managerial process, and activities in the working environment. Apart from the acquisition of basic knowledge, the course makes students capable of analyzing different management styles. It provides a fundamental insight into the psychological issue of managing small and big teams.
Student: - can define the discipline of managerial psychology; - can explain major theories of managerial psychology, management styles, and typologies; - can define managerial activities and methods of influencing employees from the point of view of managerial psychology; - analyzes management styles on the grounds of observation and analysis of spoken and written sources; - solves specific requirements of the managerial consultancy in the field of management and leading of individuals, groups, teams, and organizations; - deals with aimed interventions for support of manager´s outcomes in management and leading of individuals, groups, teams, and organizations. - educates managers in psychological principles of everyday managerial practice.
Prerequisites
Without Limits.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student

Attendance (2 absences allowed) Elaboration of a semestral work. Participation in model situations during seminars.
Recommended literature
  • Adair, J. & Reed P. (2009). Ne šéf, ale lídr.. Brno.
  • Adair J. (2006). Leadership: učte se od velkých vůdců. Brno.
  • ARMSTRONG, M. & STEPHENS, T. (2008). Management a leadership.. Praha.
  • ARMSTRONG, M. (2009). Odměňování pracovníků.. Praha.
  • Bahbouh, R. (2011). Sociomapování týmů. Praha.
  • BASS, B. M. & BASS, R. (2008). The Bass Handbook of Leadership. Theory, Research, & Managerial Applications (4th ed.).. New York.
  • BEDRNOVÁ, E. & NOVÝ, I. (2007). Psychologie a sociologie řízení.. Praha.
  • Belbin, M. (2012). Manažerské týmy. Praha.
  • Belbin, M. (2012). Týmové role v práci. Praha.
  • BROOKS, I. (2003). Firemní kultura. Jedinci, skupiny, organizace a jejich chování.. Brno.
  • CIPRO, M. (2009). Delegování jako způsob manažerského myšlení.. Praha.
  • Covey, S. R. (2009). Vedení založené na principech.. Praha.
  • COVEY, S. R. (2010). 7 návyků skutečně efektivních lidí.. Praha.
  • DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Z. et al. (2007). Management lidských zdrojů.. Praha.
  • HOLÁ, J. (2011). Jak zlepšit interní komunikaci.. Brno.
  • CHRISTIANSEN, N. D. & TETT, R. P. (2013). Handbook of Personality at Work. New York.
  • IMAI, M. (2011). Kaizen.. Brno.
  • ISAACSON, W. (2011). Steve Jobs.. Praha.
  • Jarošová, E. a kol. (2001). Trénink sociálních a manažerských dovedností. Praha.
  • Jay, R., Templar, R. (2006). Velká kniha manažerských dovedností. Praha.
  • Landy, F. J. & Conte, J. M. (2013). Work in 21st Century. An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology (4th ed.). Hoboken: Wiley.. Hoboken.
  • Lisá, E. (2019). Psychodiagnostika v řízení lidských zdrojů. Praha.
  • Mikuláštík, M. (2007). Manažérska psychologie. Praha.
  • MILLER, L. (2009). Jak zvládat a řídit problémové zaměstnance.. Praha.
  • PAUKNEROVÁ, D. et al. (2006). Psychologie pro ekonomy a manažery.. Praha.
  • PLAMÍNEK, J. (2005). Vedení lidí, týmů a firem.. Praha.
  • Provazník, V.: . (2002). Psychologie pro ekonomy a manažery. Praha.
  • SENGE, P. M. (2009). Pátá disciplína.. Praha.
  • WAGNEROVÁ, I. et al. (2011). Psychologie práce a organizace.. Praha.
  • WELCH, J. (2005). Cesta k vítězství.. Praha.


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