Managing Workplace Behaviour for Better Performance

Overview

What you will study

Working long hours, connectivity in a remote workforce, individual differences and sources of conflict are all pressure points for humans in an organisational system.

In the Managing Workplace Behaviour for Better Performance course offered by University of Oxford , through an understanding of key themes in workplace psychology, you will learn some techniques for dealing with these pressure points, and managing them effectively.

Key Themes

• The human in the system: humans as the flexibility in the system and the consequences on physical and emotional health

• Diversity: we are all different. How does that effect our workplace behaviour?

• You will examine workplace behaviours based on diversity, and identify sources of conflict and potential remedial strategies

• Work space and performance: how does the workspace effect performance? What are advantages and disadvantages of remote working? Are there more advantages for certain sections of the workforce?

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Recognise some of the psychological factors which can make the difference between success and failure in the workplace

• Evaluate potential pressure points in the work system (for you, or your organisation) and have some techniques to deal with them effectively

• Identify the effects of the physical workspace on performance, including remote working