Team Behavior and Group Dynamics

Understanding how groups function is essential for leadership success and workplace productivity. Learn the principles of group dynamics, team behavior, and collaborative decision-making used in modern organizations. This course explores how groups form, evolve, and influence organizational performance. Learners will examine formal and informal groups, stages of group development, group behavior, cohesion, and productivity. The course also addresses common challenges such as conflict, groupthink, and decision-making biases. Through practical frameworks and proven concepts, learners will discover how to build cohesive teams, improve collaboration, and support organizational goals. Topics include group development stages, Homans' theory of group dynamics, group cohesion, decision-making processes, brainstorming, Nominal Group Technique (NGT), and Delphi Technique. By the end of the course, learners will be able to analyze group behavior, enhance team effectiveness, strengthen collaboration, and facilitate better group decisions in professional environments.