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The course provides to students the relevant psychological knowledge and develops abilities related to social qualification and competence of managers. This course develops knowledge and skills especially in these areas: personality of the manager, abilities, knowledge, skills, experiences, motives and needs, attitudes, values, specific dimensions of personality. Manager's competencies. Interpersonal, informative, decision-making, organisational and motivational competencies.

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The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.

Succesfull completion of the course and obtaining the credit is conditioned by:
A) work out written essay on one of the following topics (40 %):
1. Management of meetings - structure, presentation, communication specifics
2. Conflict resolution, negotiation, feedback
3. Leadership styles, management typology
4. Dark triad, bossing, mobbing
5. Charisma, confidence, creativity, loyalty, intelligence of a manager
6. Manager's personality, skills, knowledge, attitudes
7. Motivational skills of a manager
8. Performance and efficiency of a manager
9. Gender and age balance in a workplace
10. Work-life balance, mentoring, coaching

B) presentation of the essay in seminar (20 %)
C) passing the eaxam which is based on the presented topics and compulsory literature (40 %)

1. Introductory to the course. Background and concept of the course, the basic issues and their implications, overview of the basic and recommended literature, establishment of requirements for the successful completion of the course, an overview of the basic terminology.

2. Personality of the manager. Skill, knowledge, skills, experiences, motives and needs. Attitudes, values​​, specific dimensions of personality. Competencies of the manager. Interpersonal, information, decision-making, organizational, motivational.

3. Interpersonal competencies. Leadership styles, teamwork, communicatin techniques, dealing with conflicts, neagotiation.

4. Informative compatencies. Commucation styles, verbal communication, non-verbal communication, efficient communication, feed back, leading the meetings, presentation skills.

5. Decision-making competencies. Analytical techniques, creative techniques, brainstorming, Think Tank, types of managerial decisions, process of decision-making, styles of decision-making, solving problems.

6. Organizational and motivational competencies. Organozational goals, SMART, planning, principles of effective planning, monitoring, change management, hierarchy of needs, motivation, evaluation of performance, performance appraisal, delegating, coaching, mentoring.

The content of seminars is practicing the lectured topics and work out given tasks. Students will analyze and discuss case studies of selected firms that are related to lectured topics:
1. Enterprise as a social system.
2. Personality of manager.
3. Interpersonal competence of manager.
4. Information competencies of manager.
5. Decision-making competence of manager.
6. Organizational and motivational role of manager.

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The aim of the course is to offer the overview about the basic theoretical and applicable knowledge in social, psychological and communication skills of managers and executive officers. The emphasis is especially on social psychological consequences in the area of management in organization with respecting its important and actual specifics. The course focuses on the social skills and develops their application in particular interpersonal situations.

Active participation in seminars.

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Šuleř, O. 2002. Zvládáte své manažerské role? Brno: Computer Press.
BĚLOHLÁVEK, F., KOŠŤAN, P., ŠULEŘ, O. 2006. Management. Brno : Computer Press. ISBN 80-251-0396-X. (kapitola 3)
MIKULÁŠTÍK, Milan. Manažerské psychologie. 2. aktualiz. a rozš. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2007. 380 s. ISBN 978-802-4713-496 (Kapitoly: 5, 7, 9)

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20 hours, compulsory