Communication Scenario Situational Overview - The Situation Essay

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Communication Scenario

Situational Overview - The situation involves two individuals within a department inside a large industrial organization, Bing (employee) and Hart (supervisor). It appears that Bing is taking 2-3 electronic panels to his workbench, inspecting them together, and charging double or triple set-up time for his work. Hart has received a number of complaints about this and finally confronted Bing. Bing was upset about the confrontation, and brought in the Union representative.

Bing's view is that Hart is negatively focused on him directly, jealous because he has musical talent and works outside of the job. He portrayed Hart's comments as sarcastic and puerile, without anything constructive to say. Hart's view is that Bing is cheating and has been asked several times to stop the behaviors, but refuses to do so. Hart believes that he has the responsibility to the company to ensure honesty, and simply can no longer tolerate Bing's abuse of the position.

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Analysis - Proper communications are an essential part of any organization. Communication comprises a number of ideas and modes, but to be effective it implies a two-way dialog in which regardless of agreement, both sides listen and at the very least, understand the position from the other side. We can use a very simply model to identify the breakdown in communication between Bing and Hart:

Purpose

Identification and change of a behavior unsupported by management.

Sender

Hart, Department Manager initiated communication

Receiver

Bing, Department employee

Message

Multiple set-up charging is not part of company personnel; excessive singing during working hours is disruptive and counterproductive to the working environment.

Environment

Professional business environment. Communication took place between Hart and Bing alone.

Technology

Verbal

Noise

Presuppositions on both sides; tendency towards sarcasm, inability to empathize with the other point-of-view.

Feedback

Rather than open and honest feedback, Bing went to Union representative which, in effect,….....

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