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Family therapist, for a family of people that don't deal well with other people.

Maybe a psychology degree would be a better background to pull engineering managers from.

Psychologists don't make for good relationships. They break their own rules and ethics as much as anyone else.

Believable relationships are scarce in the workplace.

Management study programs tend to include quite a few psychology-related courses, because these skills are indeed quite useful in practice.

You're actually better off with therapy (sorry coaching) than academic psychology. Source: have a PhD in psychology, currently doing therapy.