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How to Assert Your Power in Difficult Situations

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Even when their ideas are good, they run into roadblocks in the form of other people—managers, executives and other leaders. Most people have some form of control, even if it’s not a life-changing amount. Knowingly or unknowingly, you’re asserting your power through the act of helping others.

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Judge Greenlights Class Action Suit Against Tesla Alleging Systemic Racial Discrimination

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Tesla has consistently stated its zero-tolerance policy for workplace harassment — asserting that it has terminated employees found guilty of racial harassment. According to a company blog post published in 2017, when the lawsuit was filed , “Tesla is absolutely against any form of discrimination, harassment, or unfair treatment of any kind.

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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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When Hybrid Work Just Becomes Work

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The implications of Bloom’s assertion are wide and profound. Telling Anxious Managers What They Want to Hear The WIC finds a willing audience in the form of traditional managers who continue to long for the before-times (i.e. From the Great Recession to AI Economic crises are almost always followed by myriad forms of innovation.

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10 Powerful Ways to Stand Up for Yourself in Any Situation

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Every day we make dozens of little choices that either benefit us by asserting our ideas or diminish us because we hesitate in making our views or desires known. If you are struggling with being assertive, start taking small steps to stand up for yourself. It takes time to grow comfortable with being assertive. Be deliberate.

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Professional vs Personal Development: What’s the Difference?

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Those skill sets are where every human being has to start if they ever want to have any form of lasting success in their life.” Knowledge is key to growth and longevity Moreover, these are not diverse islands; rather, they form an interconnected energy in the sea of self-improvement.

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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.

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