Assertiveness & Workplace Confidence

Posted by on Jan 20, 2010 in assertiveness, communication, confidence, news and events, teamwork | 0 comments

This two day workshop will take place on Wednesday – Thursday, 17-18 February 10, 09:30-16:30.  Speaker: Dawn Baird. The realities of modern work life – flat structures, tough workloads and the need to exert influence across traditional boundaries – ensure that assertiveness skills are not an optional extra.  Aggression is unacceptable; passivity is ineffective. Previous...

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Assertiveness and Workplace Confidence

Posted by on Jan 21, 2009 in assertiveness, communication, confidence, personal development | 0 comments

We are holding a workshop – Assertiveness and Workplace Confidence – at QUB, Belfast on Wednesday 18-19 February. The realities of modern work life – flat structures, tough workloads and the need to exert influence across traditional boundaries – ensure that assertiveness skills are not an optional extra.  Aggression is unacceptable; passivity is ineffective. In this...

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File the Harrassment Policy under Jokes, Sweetheart

Posted by on Nov 24, 2008 in assertiveness, ethics | 0 comments

I’m mad.  Once in a while (OK, more than once in a while) something really riles me.  This week, a report stated that Northern Ireland universities are among the worst in the UK for bullying among staff.  I’d go further and suggest that the problem lies not just with universities but across all sectors here in NI. So, we all have rights in the workplace?  Do we?  Does this...

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