Develop Your Assertiveness (Creating Success, 73)

by SueBishop (Author)

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  Paperback
  2000

  $3.22

  Being assertive is being able to express yourself with confidence without having to resort to passive, aggressive or manipulative behaviour. By developing assertiveness and becoming aware of our own strengths and weaknesses, we can modify our behaviour. The result is greater effectiveness in social and business interactions, thus improving career prospects and enhancing social life. Develop Your Assertiveness offers basic techniques on how to become more assertive. Packed with examples and exercises, it is a self-help guide covering topics, such as: the importance of choice of behaviour tension control self-awareness and self-esteem relationships making and refusing requests dealing with problem people tricky situations. Simply reading Develop Your Assertiveness will not make you more assertive. It is necessary to practise face-to-face dialogue. The support of a friend, colleague or group is invaluable and the exercises and activities will help you to measure your progress and reach your goal.

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $3.22

  Being assertive is being able to express yourself with confidence without having to resort to passive, aggressive or manipulative behaviour. By developing assertiveness and becoming aware of our own strengths and weaknesses, we can modify our behaviour for greater effectiveness in social and business interactions. Develop Your Assertiveness offers basic techniques on how to become more assertive, build self-confidence and thus improve career prospects and enhance social life. Assertiveness does not come naturally to all and this book will help readers to achieve greater work effectiveness and productivity, greater control of their daily activities and overcome stressful work situations.