Learn Assertive Communication To Stand Up For Yourself Have you ever felt disrespected, ignored, taken for granted, or not taken seriously? If so, assertiveness can help you earn respect from other people, get them to hear you, appreciate you, and take you seriously. Assertiveness Is A Learnable Skill Assertiveness is a little known yet life-changing…

Easy Strategies To Stand Up For Yourself Against Manipulators To handle manipulation, postpone your answer to give yourself time to ponder, question their intent, look disinterested by not reacting, establish boundaries and say no firmly, maintain your self-respect by not apologizing when they blame you for their problems, and apply…

Are you unfairly accusing a woman as aggressive? Too many women are unfairly labeled and accused of being too aggressive or difficult at work. That often inaccurate description not only holds them back from promotions but refocuses their attention away from their leadership and strategic thinking to trying to not be perceived as aggressive. At the same time…

5 Way Assertiveness Will Make You Much Kinder Many people think that assertiveness makes them selfish and rude jerks. Contrary to popular belief, assertiveness does not limit how much kindness, generosity, and compassion you give out. In fact, it enhances it. Assertiveness makes you a better person. Here are…

Express Yourself With Confidence And Be Heard — Have you ever gone into and come out of a working meeting completely silent? Are you often the person who speaks the least? Do you find it challenging to speak up in meetings? Do you find it hard to express your opinions, views, and ideas? If you don’t speak up, they will stop inviting you to meetings. I have seen meeting…

Skills individual contributors, front line managers, mid-management, and executives need. — Different job levels require different skills. However, most people who get promoted to a new level don’t understand the skills that will help them succeed in that new role. One of the most difficult transitions happen from individual contributor to manager for a team where emphasis shifts from technical skills…

Catch Up For More Career Opportunities — Those who reach out to connect with others show leadership, resourcefulness, assertiveness, and influence. When you proactively reach out to contact others, you’ll feel more confident, more connected, and even more powerful. It allows for an exchange of value. You can facilitate the exchange by sharing the value map…

5 Ways To Better Adapt And Thrive In New Cultures — To thrive in a new culture, immigrants must choose the advice they get carefully, proactivelly reach out to the right people, ask for help when needed, be their own best advocate, and be open to negative feedback. Immigrating to a new country can be overwhelming, lonely, and stressful. That…

5 Strategies Women Can Use To Get Men To Listen To Them — To succeed as a woman in a male-dominated industry you need to make yourself heard in meetings by building one-on-one rapport and to capture their attention by creating stronger transitions to your perspectives with questions, “and” transitions, paraphrasing, and by restating the problem. How do you succeed as a…