My previous post from earlier this morning describes the bitter hostility that exists between communication and psychology. As I was scanning Google News, however, I discovered a refreshing article that not only incorporates both of the disciplines, but announced a new business venture that equally uses communication and psychology!
Psychology of Communication, a new company based out of Washington D.C., has developed a training workshop program for positions in mid to upper level management that incorporates psychology and consciousness. The program "assists managers in getting to the root causes of their communication restraints," and "provid[es] core tools to advance [peoples'] communication skills."
Another component to the business is the desire to help employees keep their positions and find the problems if they leave their specific workplace. Surprisingly, employees typically "do not leave their positions because of the company; rather, they leave their managers due to the lack of constructive communication." Furthermore, "according to Randstad's 2007 survey, a positive employee-supervisor relationship is as important to retention as it is to productivity."
I find this article to not only be beneficial for my research about communication and psychology, but also because Psychology of Communication is a real world, applicable example of how these two disciplines are working together. Even more, the company stems beyond academic research and theory outside of the classroom. The components of skillfully communicating combined with the consciousness that determine our behavior are actively used together to achieve a higher goal: to effectively manage a company. Unlike previous communication researchers I have come across, Tara Hanley, president of the company, holds a Masters degree in psychology, but additionally has experience in counseling to educate clients about effective communication strategies; the bitterness that most researchers within both fields have does not exist, and her successful business is proof of the benefits of incorporating viewpoints of both subjects.
Psychology of Communication is a fantastic example of interdisciplinary studies applying to real-world scenarios. They attempt to address and fix a problem to make an individual in the professional world more competent to communicate effectively. The elements of one's personal psyche along with effective communication techniques are combined to only benefit the client; there is no competitive behavior or unnecessary hostility. This is one great step into the future and hopefully theoretic researchers can follow this strategy by seeing the advantages!
Link to the Psychology of Communication website:
http://www.psychologyofcommunication.com/index.html
Link to the Google News Article:
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,209163.shtml
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