Interpersonal communication is an integral part of our everyday lives and can determine the success of our professional and personal relationships. The messages one sends and receives influence relationship development. Interpersonal communication includes messages between two interdependent persons that refer to “both the content and quality of messages relayed and the possibility of further relationship development,” (Dainton and Zelly 2015, 76). Strictly defining an interpersonal relationship in a professional environment is challenging, as there are various factors that are constantly influencing its progression. The dialectical perspective is helpful in analyzing the progression of my relationship with my sister’s boyfriend, which has
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One of the most difficult parts about working with someone that I have a personal relationship with is that I am more empathic to his needs than I would be if the magazine had hired a stranger. The overwhelming feeling of starting a new job is understandable, but the constant questions and favors asked, during and outside of work hours, when Connor first started impacted on our personal and professional relationship. But there are also positive aspects of working with him in that we are comfortable enough around one another not to feel threatened or overly competitive. Tofanelli emphasizes the importance of balancing cognitive styles. “The best communicators in a work setting are not those with a particular style. Instead, they are the people who take the time to learn the preferences of others and to take each other’s strengths in a balance of diverse approaches,” (Tofanelli 2012, 16). Knowing his personality and work style preferences right off the bat has helped us work together on projects with ease and is great for tag teaming in client meetings. Baxter and Montgomery argue that relationships are dynamic and “it is impossible for a relationship to maintain a certain level of satisfaction or reach a constant status quo,” (Dainton and Zelly 2015, 83). The dynamic …show more content…
The segmentation strategy can be applied to the vacation time example as it, “compartmentalizes the relationship such that certain issues coincide with one pole or need, and other issues are appropriate for the opposite pole,” (Dainton and Zelly 2015, 86). Connor and I can choose the closedness pole for all wedding talk at work and the openness pole everything else. In the client example, applying the selection strategy would be the most effective on my end as it involves favoring one need at the expense of the other, (Dainton and Zelly 2015, 86). Even though my decision may impact Connor and I’s relationship, I must favor my client’s needs over Connor’s. I cannot risk losing a client because Connor and I have a personal
One of the most difficult parts about working with someone that I have a personal relationship with is that I am more empathic to his needs than I would be if the magazine had hired a stranger. The overwhelming feeling of starting a new job is understandable, but the constant questions and favors asked, during and outside of work hours, when Connor first started impacted on our personal and professional relationship. But there are also positive aspects of working with him in that we are comfortable enough around one another not to feel threatened or overly competitive. Tofanelli emphasizes the importance of balancing cognitive styles. “The best communicators in a work setting are not those with a particular style. Instead, they are the people who take the time to learn the preferences of others and to take each other’s strengths in a balance of diverse approaches,” (Tofanelli 2012, 16). Knowing his personality and work style preferences right off the bat has helped us work together on projects with ease and is great for tag teaming in client meetings. Baxter and Montgomery argue that relationships are dynamic and “it is impossible for a relationship to maintain a certain level of satisfaction or reach a constant status quo,” (Dainton and Zelly 2015, 83). The dynamic …show more content…
The segmentation strategy can be applied to the vacation time example as it, “compartmentalizes the relationship such that certain issues coincide with one pole or need, and other issues are appropriate for the opposite pole,” (Dainton and Zelly 2015, 86). Connor and I can choose the closedness pole for all wedding talk at work and the openness pole everything else. In the client example, applying the selection strategy would be the most effective on my end as it involves favoring one need at the expense of the other, (Dainton and Zelly 2015, 86). Even though my decision may impact Connor and I’s relationship, I must favor my client’s needs over Connor’s. I cannot risk losing a client because Connor and I have a personal