18 times when it’s ok to be assertive

Assertiveness is an acquired skill, not a personality trait, and learning to be respectfully assertive means learning to chose when and where to assert yourself. Here are 18 common scenarios where we have been taught as children to be passive in order to get along with others, but where we have legitimate rights to be assertive.

How many of them have you seen play out in your workplace?

Adapted from Messages, The Communications Skills Workbook, Dr. Matthew McKay et. al.

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