True story. A colleague told me recently about how they conducted psychological profiles for people in a workplace team. When one of the participants found out that she was classified as as an introvert, she broke down in tears. An introvert? The shame of it all! Pass the paper hankies… Read more…
The following are successful posts from the archives:
The Five Habits of Highly Passive People
5 Assertiveness Techniques Read more…
Last Wednesday and Thursday, Allen and I took our first joint workshop. The topic was Assertiveness and Workplace Confidence. It was very successful and enjoyed greatly by all participants, whose comments you can read on Testimonials.
Here is a small part of one of eight sections which made up the workshop: Assertiveness Techniques. It’s all very well knowing that you have the right to express your thoughts, opinions and that by dressing right, standing tall and using your voice and tone to help your case, you are presenting an assertive image. But, what do you SAY? Here are five techniques for getting your point across assertively. Do we teach all we read or know about? No, we only teach what we’ve tried and proved ourselves. The following techniques work! Read more…
