Assuming they receive any training at all, my belief is car salespeople are taught to "talk up" the car a potential customer is interested in, making such statements as, "She's a beauty" or "You look ...

Source: Image by Clker-Free-Vector, Pixabay. Ultra-Assertiveness Can Be Necessary A subordinate at work tries to undermine you. A colleague claims your idea as her own. A stranger asks you overly ...

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Assertiveness is a desirable quality for a business leader. But assertiveness takes skill. Confidently and respectfully expressing your opinions, needs and boundaries, while also being considerate of ...

People often get the idea of assertiveness wrong. It’s not being aggressive, or mean, or pushy. Assertiveness means standing up for what you need while respecting the rights of others. It’s riding the ...

Confidence is vital, whether for landing a new job or leading an organization. Typically, confidence shines through the written word via assertiveness. But according to a new study, women are less ...

The training tool provides an opportunity for staff to draft assertive statements for 31 possible situations in which staff should speak up about a patient safety risk. The tool also includes 31 ...

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Assertive employees display behavior that incorporates interpersonal communication skills. Employers and recruiters look for indications of assertiveness during the interview process, says the London ...

What underpins the workplace gender gap? It may be just words. This is the finding of a new study in Management Science out of Washington State University, in which researchers successfully made a ...

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. We learn that fact in geometry, but it can apply to communication. A clear, straightforward statement or assertive phrase is sometimes ...