Social and psychological methods of management of personnel are based on application of certain sociological and psychological laws. They can be used both for group of people, and for the certain person. Thanks to such technique it is possible to provide the quiet atmosphere and to reduce emergence of the conflicts to a minimum that positively affects a work result.
Bases of social and psychological methods of management of collective
Generally sociological ways of influence apply to group of workers in the course of their collaboration. Thanks to them, the collective becomes more solid that, helps to create a comfortable situation and to orient on achievement of a goal, etc. Methods of social management are based on human wants, interests and motives. They help to estimate appointment of each employee in collective, to define the so-called hidden leaders, to reveal the most desired motivation for more productive work.
Psychological methods are directed to changes of inner world of the specific employee, that is to his intelligence, feelings, behavior, the purposes, etc. The main objective is in creating pleasant psychological climate, for human activity improvement. Thanks to the correct research and application of a technique it is possible to create collective, to find individual motivation for each employee, to reduce emergence of conflict situations to a minimum, and still to increase growth of mental abilities.
Types of social and psychological methods of management:
- ways of increase in initiative and activity;
- change of behavior, using suggestion or own example;
- provide to workers information on work indicators that has to promote change of the relation to work;
- selection of employees is carried out taking into account psychological compatibility;
- change of management style, culture, etc.;
- application of various ways of motivation of people;
- use of more professional selection of employees and their further training.
Tools of psychological and sociological methods of management of personnel are: questioning, holding interview, various sociological polls, observation, etc. What method the head decides to use or he employs experts who select suitable option.