Institute for Applied Psychology

Scientifically sound consulting for individuals and organizations involved in business and administration relating to application-based psychological issues
Applied psychology, especially organizational psychology; communication psychology
Team-based organization (co-operative organization): planning of introduction processes; team development, team analysis; fostering of team-working skills
Psychological process support for project teams
Development of professional communication skills and structures
Intercultural communication – collaborative development between co-workers from different cultures
Psychologically sound development of concepts for management, consulting, coaching, supervision
Methods of innovative thinking; development of concepts, individually or in groups; methodical design of/support with decision-making processes (individually or in groups)
Collaboration with other organizations and companies with psychological input on complex tasks

Team development: theoretical consulting, training, reorganization of collaboration in business and administration

Introduction processes of team-based organization as an instrument of innovation/reform
Development of end-to-end concepts used in change processes on a senior management level
Team-building
Development and delivery of training for

Support processes for establishing new collaboration structures
(Web-based) team diagnostics; instruments for checking the standard of collaboration in organizations
Special training on collaboration in multicultural/multinational teams (intercultural communication)
Team development and project team support in research and development (team building, coaching, supervision)
Team diagnostics – modules based on the method TeamDiagnoseSystem (TDS) for (self) monitoring and improvement of the standard of collaboration in departments/teams
Training (incl. supervision) in psychologically sound communication (e.g. coaching/consulting skills, client meetings)
Teaching of specialist knowledge and skills for use with different target groups (e.g. addressing/contacting different age groups)
Consulting of individuals and groups/teams in organizations:

Intervention in situations involving conflict
Support with difficult decisions
Method support with the development of innovative concepts and products (TAE, thinking at the edge)
Training of managers in psychological skills, e.g.
Coaching – staff support skills
Dealing with conflicts with/among staff members
Clarification of personal perception of management roles
Health management (e.g. dealing with smoking; stress analysis and stress prevention; addiction)
Evaluation/research in named areas (stocktaking analysis, analysis of requirements, monitoring of effectiveness, empirical investigation and ongoing development of team-based collaboration concepts)

Introduction of teamwork in financial administration departments throughout the German state of Baden-Württemberg
Team diagnostics to kick off the re-structuring of a small mid-size company
Employee surveys (interactive planning processes, methodically sound implementation and statistical evaluation, design of processing systems at all hierarchy levels)
Psychological support during staff review meetings
Management training in the area of psychological skills (managing meetings, moderating conflict, staff motivation and management).

http://www.stw.de/su/1187

Untere Reig 12, D-77723 Gengenbach
Phone: +49 7803 9803-81
Fax: +49 7803 9803-82
E-mail: SU1187@stw.de

Management: Prof. Dipl.-Psych. Heinz-Joachim Feuerstein

(Stand: 01/07/2019)

Steinbeis Transfer Center Institute for Applied Psychology