GROUP DYNAMICS

  • Group goals. The dichotomy of group goals: groups for fun and groups for work. Group goal mix. How do you get the most from the dichotomy and the mix?

    (GD-21, 70 min)

  • Cohesion and team spirit. Why is team-building usually a waste of time and money? What can increase people's sense of belonging?

    (GD-22, 70 min)

  • Formal and informal organizational communication networks, their purposes, dynamics, and their influence on organizational work. How to improve the balance?

    (GD-23, 70 min)

  • Decision-making in groups. Shared mental models, biases, and groupthink. Forgetting in groups. How to get the most from members. Groupthink.

    (GD-24, 70 min)

  • Social loafing in organizations, cliques, permies, bad apples, and other problems of group work: what can be done? Group norms and ground rules: How can we weed out dysfunctional norms?

    (GD-25, 70 min)

  • Kick-off and other meetings as short-lived groups. How to handle them? What makes meetings effective?

    (GD-26, 70 min)