The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Short training courses

The Psychology of Teamworking

Recommended for:

This course is aimed at managers at all levels who have an interest in developing teams or teambased working within their organisations.

Course overview:

It’s no surprise that organisations that thrive are those with committed, motivated and empowered individuals who give their very best. But the secret more often than not lies in successful team-based working. This course provides a unique opportunity to learn about the psychological principles underlying teamworking and the major benefits that ensure increased creativity, rganisational flexibility, performance, high-quality decision-making and employee involvement.

Course benefits:

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

  • evaluate the basic human motivations and cognitive processes associated with effective team functioning and understand how they can work towards and develop team effectiveness
  • promote innovation and creativity in teams
  • assess emotions and conflict in teams and how to tackle it
  • further develop the skills of team leadership
  • deal more confidently with the complexity of working in teams
  • develop team-based working and team cooperation across your organisation