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Managing Assertiveness and Self-Esteem After a Workplace Injury
Managing Assertiveness and Self-Esteem After a Workplace Injury
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
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Summary
Recovering from a workplace injury can feel like a massive blow. In this article, we show how to stay confident & productive after an injury.
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Why Women Are Seen as Abrasive When Being Assertive at Work
Why Women Are Seen as Abrasive When Being Assertive at Work
John B
Author: John B
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Summary
Why are women seen as abrasive when being assertive at work? Why is assertiveness in women perceived negatively? Here are a few answers.
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Using Assertiveness In Life: A Female Perspective
Using Assertiveness In Life: A Female Perspective
Kerry Watts
Author: Kerry Watts
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Summary
Women are too often taken for granted or overlooked. Here, we explore what holds women back - and how to use assertiveness to turn the tide.
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Why Being More Assertive Will Help Your Anger Issues
Why Being More Assertive Will Help Your Anger Issues
Riley Mitchell
Author: Riley Mitchell
About the article
Summary
Being more assertive in life could yield many great benefits. Not least of all because it can help reduce your anger issues. Find out more benefits.
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How You Can Stop Being Bullied By Learning to Be Assertive
How You Can Stop Being Bullied By Learning to Be Assertive
Ronnie Peterson
Author: Ronnie Peterson
About the article
Summary
Bullying does not stop as we reach adulthood. This article looks at how people can still be bullied as adults and how to stop this happening.
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Nine Reasons Why We Need to Communicate Assertively
Nine Reasons Why We Need to Communicate Assertively
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
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Summary
Thinking and behaving assertively can be two separate things but you need both for success. Here are nine reasons to think and act assertively.
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10 Reasons Why Managers Prefer Assertive Candidates
10 Reasons Why Managers Prefer Assertive Candidates
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
What are the most important benefits of assertiveness and why do managers prefer assertive employees? Find out in ZandaX's blog article.
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5 Work Situations Where It's Necessary to Be Assertive
5 Work Situations Where It's Necessary to Be Assertive
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
What are the workplace situations when you need to be assertive? Have a look at our top five tips so you can improve your people skills.
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Why Is Assertiveness Important at Work?
Why Is Assertiveness Important at Work?
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
Why is assertiveness important work and how can assertiveness training help you become a more successful, more productive employee? Find out in this article!
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Are You Scared to Say NO?
Are You Scared to Say NO?
John B
Author: John B
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Summary
Why is saying no integrally important when part of a team or working solo? Read our post to find out and to learn how assertiveness training can help you.
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6 Ways to Be Assertive With Your Boss
6 Ways to Be Assertive With Your Boss
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
Find out why being assertive with your boss is crucial in the workplace and exactly how you can be more assertive.
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What Does Being Assertive Actually Mean?
What Does Being Assertive Actually Mean?
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
While assertiveness and positive thinking have many similarities, there are significant differences between the two. Find out what they are and how you can become more assertive.
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How to Be Assertive at a New Job
How to Be Assertive at a New Job
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
Wondering why - and how - you should be more assertive in your new job? We've got you covered. Read our latest article to find out how to do just that.
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How Does Assertiveness Training Work?
How Does Assertiveness Training Work?
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
What is assertiveness and why would your company benefit from assertiveness training? How does assertiveness training work at all? Find out in ZandaX's latest blog article.
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8 Ways to Say No at Work
8 Ways to Say No at Work
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
What are the best ways to say no at work without sounding rude or de-motivated? Find out in today's blog post.
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The 9 Reasons Managers Want Assertive Employees
The 9 Reasons Managers Want Assertive Employees
Ronnie Peterson
Author: Ronnie Peterson
About the article
Summary
Managers want assertive employees for a number of reasons. These 9 look at why this is so, and why you need to be assertive in the workplace.
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6 Ways to Deal with Passive-Aggressive Employees
6 Ways to Deal with Passive-Aggressive Employees
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
What exactly is passive-aggressive behaviour and what are the best ways to deal with passive-aggressive employees at the workplace?
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8 Tips for Dealing with Aggressive Colleagues at Work
8 Tips for Dealing with Aggressive Colleagues at Work
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
Discover what are the best ways of dealing with aggressive colleagues at work and how assertiveness can help you on the ZandaX blog.
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6 Ways to Be Assertive in Awkward Situations at Work
6 Ways to Be Assertive in Awkward Situations at Work
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
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Summary
What are some of the best ways to be assertive in awkward situations at work - and what exactly are these situations? Find out in ZandaX's latest post.
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How to Handle 4 Toxic Colleagues Who Make You Hate Your Job
How to Handle 4 Toxic Colleagues Who Make You Hate Your Job
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
We've all had those awful colleagues that make us dread coming to work - here are the most common toxic colleague types and how to handle them!
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5 Ways Being Assertive Can Improve Your Home Life
5 Ways Being Assertive Can Improve Your Home Life
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
This article looks as the consequences of not being assertive in your private like, and 5 ways that you can learn and change your home life.
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5 Reasons Why Teaching Assertiveness will Prevent People from Being Bullies
5 Reasons Why Teaching Assertiveness will Prevent People from Being Bullies
Riley Mitchell
Author: Riley Mitchell
About the article
Summary
This article looks at why teaching children how to be assertive will prevent them from being bullies in both childhood and adulthood
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The 5 Occasions When You Absolutely Have to Be Assertive
The 5 Occasions When You Absolutely Have to Be Assertive
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
On certain occasions you have to act assertively. Here you can read about when those times occur and how to act assertively when they do.
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What is Really Meant by Assertiveness?
What is Really Meant by Assertiveness?
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
Misunderstandings often occur as people use the words aggressive and assertive. This article looks at how they're different, and how to act.
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4 Mistakes That Hurt Your Relationships (and How to Fix Them)
4 Mistakes That Hurt Your Relationships (and How to Fix Them)
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
While many small things can harm relationships, there are 4 common patterns that cause problems behind the actions. Here we look at the 4 problems.
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5 Ways That You Can Boost Your Self-Esteem
5 Ways That You Can Boost Your Self-Esteem
Ashley Andrews
Author: Ashley Andrews
About the article
Summary
Low self esteem can seriously impact your life. This looks at how it does that, and how to reverse things by boosting your self-esteem.
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How to Be More Likeable by Being Less of a Bully
How to Be More Likeable by Being Less of a Bully
Riley Mitchell
Author: Riley Mitchell
About the article
Summary
Many of those struggling to make friends are behaving in a bullying manner, unknowingly. This looks at how ending this will make you friends.
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How Being Assertive Can Help Your Relationship
How Being Assertive Can Help Your Relationship
Riley Mitchell
Author: Riley Mitchell
About the article
Summary
Being assertive and acting in an assertive manner will improve your relationships (of all kinds). Here we look at how this happens.
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Why You Must Teach Your Children to Be Assertive
Why You Must Teach Your Children to Be Assertive
Riley Mitchell
Author: Riley Mitchell
About the article
Summary
Teaching your children to act assertively is essential in assisting them either becoming targets for bullies, or becoming bullies themselves.
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How Being Assertive and Having a Positive and Healthy Self-image are Linked
How Being Assertive and Having a Positive and Healthy Self-image are Linked
Riley Mitchell
Author: Riley Mitchell
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Summary
Behaving assertively and having a positive self-image have been shown to be linked. Here we look at how to improve self-image by being assertive.
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How to Reduce Stress by Being More Assertive
How to Reduce Stress by Being More Assertive
Riley Mitchell
Author: Riley Mitchell
About the article
Summary
Being assertive is how you can both reduce stress and prevent stressful situations happening in the first place. Here we look at how that works.
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6 Ways Assertiveness Will Improve your Family Life
6 Ways Assertiveness Will Improve your Family Life
Ronnie Peterson
Author: Ronnie Peterson
About the article
Summary
Behaving assertively can dramatically impact your home life. These 6 ways to change your behaviour will have great outcomes for you.
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