Psychology

Human Psychology

A summary of this module

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Overview

In this module, we discuss dimensions of human psychology that are important to understand in order to maintain psychological safety, trust, motivation, and effective communication within workplace teams. The primary sections include the following:

• Safety: Having the space to show up as yourself without fear of emotional consequences is essential for individual efficacy and growth
• Personality: By understanding subtleties of differences in individual personalities we can know how to avoid problems, communicate more effectively, and build teams where members' strengths synergize
• Motivation: By understanding human needs and motivation, especially intrinsic motivation, work can be transformed from a burden into an enjoyable hobby
• Communication: Human communication has been studied, is well understood, and can be improved through practice
• Teams: Building on a foundation of all of the previous sections, psychologically-strong teams can establish certain processes to further enhance their efficacy and maintain their internal strength over time

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