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How to Assert Your Power in Difficult Situations

Success

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. Agitators are great spokespeople.

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Judge Greenlights Class Action Suit Against Tesla Alleging Systemic Racial Discrimination

Allwork

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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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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These Are the 45 Most Important Minutes of Your Day

Success

They focus on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to fulfilling their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents. Show me where I could have been more assertive today. This creates a subconscious image that will help form the desired behavior the next time a similar situation occurs.

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Being a BossBabe: How to Shut Down Stereotypes and Find Your Brand Identity

Success

Explain why this is sexist: Ambition and assertiveness are praised in men but criticized in women. Identities aren’t formed overnight, so the sooner you start crafting yours, the better. From the beginning, I would say our values have always stayed the same, but the way that we present our values has changed,” she says.

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Rejection of flexible working request shouldn’t blind employers to their legal duties

Workplace Insight

One of the key issues for the Tribunal to decide was whether the Respondent rejected the Claimant’s application for flexible working based on incorrect facts, namely an assertion that if the Claimant worked from home on a permanent basis, it would have a detrimental effect on quality and performance.

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How to succeed as an assistant

Practically Perfect PA

Tip 2: Personal Effectiveness and Assertiveness. Your personal effectiveness includes how you communicate, how you manage your time, how assertive and confident you are and your power to negotiate and persuade. Observe others and think about why you respect them in terms of how they present themselves.