Assertiveness is a vital social skill and core component of emotional intelligence. Because interpersonal conflict is common in life, we need an effective way to handle these situations, and assertive ...

Do you know the difference between passive, aggressive, and assertive behavior? Many of the questions and comments I receive from women are around understanding the difference between passive, ...

Organizational leaders who come across as low or high in assertiveness tend to be seen as less effective, according to a study coming out in the February issue of the Journal of Personality and Social ...

Assertive employees display behavior that incorporates interpersonal communication skills. Employers and recruiters look for indications of assertiveness during the interview process, says the London ...

Throughout our lives we will be presented with many difficult situations, ranging from someone being mean to us in school to possibly the loss of a job in adulthood. It seems like every day the world ...

Firmness can co-exist with kindness. When you stop confusing being 'nice' with being passive, you learn that true ...

The relationship between subordinate assertiveness, leader behavior, and subordinate role stress was investigated for a sample of professional librarians. This exploratory study used, as a theoretical ...

One of my recent coaching clients, whom I’ll call Rodney, was senior director of sales for a medium-sized company. Rodney had a reputation of being a bully. He ordered people around, very rarely ...

Imagine that you are standing at the end of a very narrow bridge. You want to cross but at the other end someone else has the same idea. What do you do? Do you let the other person proceed, do you ...