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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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Want to Excel at Job Interviews? “Interviewology” Author Anna Papalia Says It Starts With Learning Your Interview Style

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Challengers are heard when they bring a bold, assertive approach to the interview. This approach to just tell someone what they want to hear works temporarily—I write about it in my book,” Papalia says. “It’s Interviewology” Author Anna Papalia Says It Starts With Learning Your Interview Style appeared first on SUCCESS.

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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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Recognizing Our Patterns with Chuck Wisner

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This week on Brilliant Thoughts with Tristan Ahumada , Wisner asserts that our stories are not our truths. Leaders often feel like they need to have all the answers, but should feel comfortable being in a constant state of learning. His book is called The Art of Conscious Conversations.

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When Hybrid Work Just Becomes Work

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The implications of Bloom’s assertion are wide and profound. The WIC will learn that “denial is not a river in Egypt.” The A&D industry stands to benefit if they can learn to (fundamentally) rethink what they are designing for. The building will have little-to-no office space.

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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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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. Making a list of facts vs. feelings is more effective than pros and cons to empower your assertiveness and avoid your next sticky scenario. Ghost Your Inner Good Kid.