Using Psychology in Management Training : The Psychological Foundations of Management Skills

Many Of The Fundamental Principles Of Psychology Form The Basis For Management Training.using Psychology In Management Training Aims To Give Trainers And Student Trainers A Grounding In The Ideas And Research Findings Which Are Most Relevant To Their Work. Three Major Areas Are Explored From A Management Training Perspective And Illustrated With Examples * The Individual Psychological Processes Of Learning, Personality And Motivation Which Are At The Heart Of Most Management Training Courses * The Social Psychological Processes Of Group Dynamics, Leadership And Stress Which All Arise From The Interaction Of People At Work * The Psychology Of The Actual Training Experience Including The Crucial Training Skill Of Communication And What Is Needed To Meet Organisational Training Needs Using Psychology In Management Training Has A Clear And Accessible Format With A Comprehensive Glossary Of Unfamiliar Terms And Suggestions For Further Reading At The End Of Each Chapter. Many of the fundamental principles of psychology form the basis for management training. Using Psychology in Management Training aims to give trainers and student trainers a grounding in the ideas and research findings which are most relevant to their work.Three major areas are explored from a management training perspective and illustrated with case studies:-- The individual psychological processes of learning, personality and motivation which are at the heart of most management training courses-- The social psychological processes of group dynamics, leadership and stress which all arise from the interaction of people at work-- The psychology of the actual training experience including the crucial training skill of communication and what is needed to meet organisational training needs.Using Psychology in Management Training has a clear and accessible format with a comprehensive glossary of unfamiliar terms and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter. This work seeks to give trainers and student trainers a grounding in the ideas and research findings which are most relevant to their work. Three major areas are explored from a management training perspective and illustrated with case studies: the individual psychological processes of learning, personality and motivation which are at the heart of most management training courses; the social psychological processes of group dynamics, leadership and stress which all arise from the interaction of people at work; the psychology of the actual training experience including the crucial training skill of communication and what is needed to meet organizational training needs. "Using Psychology in Management Training" has an accessible format with a comprehensive glossary of unfamiliar terms and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Acknowledgements......Page 9 List of illustrations......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 Training, trainers and trainees at work......Page 14 Individual differences......Page 22 Learning, memory and thinking......Page 24 Personality......Page 43 Motivation......Page 66 The workplace setting......Page 88 Operating in organizations......Page 90 Group dynamics and the training environment......Page 107 Leadership......Page 126 Mental health......Page 147 The training experience......Page 164 Communicating......Page 166 Training needs; identifying, delivering and evaluating......Page 182 Glossary......Page 194 References......Page 199 Index......Page 214 1. Training, Trainers And Trainees At Work -- Pt. I. Individual Differences. 2. Learning, Memory And Thinking. 3. Personality. 4. Motivation -- Pt. Ii. The Workplace Setting. 5. Operating In Organizations. 6. Group Dynamics And The Training Environment. 7. Leadership. 8. Mental Health -- Pt. Iii. The Training Experience. 9. Communicating. 10. Training Needs; Identifying, Delivering And Evaluating. David A. Statt. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [188]-202) And Index. This text offers trainers and student trainers a grounding in ideas and research findings most relevant to their work. It covers: the individual psychological processes of learning; the social psychological processes of group dynamics; and the psychology of the actual training experience The three chapters in this Part deal with the most fundamental psychological processes that people have.