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Messing With Your Tired Head

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The wallflowers will stay shy and reticent, though they will learn in time to be a little more sociable and assertive. According to new research, personalities are pretty well established by preschool years. And the average kids, the more resilient ones, will remain so.

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4 ways to "manage up"

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Know what’s going on in an organization by meeting with those on the front lines and learning of their challenges. Reflective assertive leaders deliberate, but they keep people in the loop as they gather information, consider variables and respect timelines.” Could a Union Be Coming to a Cubicle Near You?

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Are You Stuck in Gender.

On The Job

Instead, they say, women should “learn to say no and mean it.” As long as you assert yourself fairly and honestly, don’t worry about being called names. Learn to delegate. What lessons have you learned about communicating better? Could a Union Be Coming to a Cubicle Near You? Stop trying to “one up” colleagues.