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How to Assert Your Power in Difficult Situations

Success

In your first three months, you discover countless ways to improve the business : better project management tools, ways to streamline everyone’s workflow and straightforward meeting agendas. Even when their ideas are good, they run into roadblocks in the form of other people—managers, executives and other leaders.

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NEWS RELEASE: Star Achievement Series Has Gone Public

Office Dynamics

An Intent to Apply form will be sent to the student prior to attending their class. Course Agenda. Equally important is the ability to communicate your needs assertively. There is a fine line between being assertive and being perceived as aggressive. Communicate their needs assertively. Call 1-800-STAR-139.

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A Test of Your Professionalism: Will You Pass?

The Office Professionals Place

Listen with empathy not sympathy and be assertive in your response. If you become timid when it comes to speaking in a group meeting, provided you know what the agenda items are prior to the meeting, put them in writing in proposal form and give them to the Chair before the meeting or slide them to him during the meeting.