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How to Assert Your Power in Difficult Situations

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They use Casciaro’s new book, Power For All: How It Really Works and Why It’s Everyone’s Business (co-authored with Julie Battilana), to explain confusing yet common power struggles. Knowingly or unknowingly, you’re asserting your power through the act of helping others. Learn everything you can about human nature.

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The Pandemic Sabotaged Our Decision-Making Abilities—Here’s How to Start Regaining That Self-Confidence

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My parents had booked a cruise to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. You won’t be surprised to learn that this particular love boat was rebooked for 2021. What if a little audacity is exactly what we need to restore our confidence in our choices and reignite trust in ourselves? It was scheduled to depart in April 2020.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The woman stepped back, said, “Well, I guess now we have a director,” meaning that Fanning had finally shown she had the assertiveness necessary for the job, and walked out. She had discovered the power of asserting herself and, in doing so, freed herself from being bullied, backstabbed or stepped on. It’s not an easy rut to escape.

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Unlearning Silence in the Workplace: How to Speak Up at Work

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You’re in a meeting—perhaps learning about a new company initiative or listening to a boss who wasn’t happy with your team’s performance—and you have something to say, but then you just… don’t. She asks people to examine the costs of staying silent: “We unlearn being silent by recognizing and wrestling with the silence we’ve learned.

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24 Do’s and Don’ts to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence

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How you handle high levels of stress can mean the difference between being assertive and poised or being negative and disgruntled. Emotionally intelligent people are unwilling to be bogged down unnecessarily by others’ mistakes, so they let them go quickly and are assertive in protecting themselves from future harm. This is lesson No.

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How to Find Your Voice at Work (Free Webinar)

Eat Your Career

While writing my new book (The Invisibility Cure: How to Stand Out, Get Noticed and Get What You Want at Work), I experienced quite a few personal revelations. I learned when to stand up and when to back down. This is an important piece of my new book, and it’s also something I’ll be discussing in this month’s webinar.

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What is Holding Your Brand Back? PART 3

Office Dynamics

I think it is the inability to speak up, trying to fit in, not being able to decide and FOCUS, believing we don’t deserve it (whatever “IT” is for you), lack of self-discipline and confidence. Low or no confidence. Learn to say no. Learn to respect yourself. Learn to look after yourself physically and emotionally.