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How to Assert Your Power in Difficult Situations

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That’s good news for entrepreneurs who want to solve problems with unique products and services. Knowingly or unknowingly, you’re asserting your power through the act of helping others. Learn everything you can about human nature. Once you understand what power is, the next challenge is learning how to wield it.

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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. The failure of RTO mandates over the past year or so only foregrounds how out of step some managers are with employee experience as well as with the realities of employee well-being and productivity. The WIC will learn that “denial is not a river in Egypt.”

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The Balanced Teammate: Leading & Following with Grace

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Both scenarios result in decreased productivity and diminished morale and can ultimately create a toxic work environment. Leaders (whether formal or informal) can set the tone by exemplifying balanced behavior, showing the confidence to assert leadership, and the humility to step back to let others lead.

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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 Past, Present, and Hybrid Future of Networking

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Whether it was a wheelwright, blacksmith, cooper, or any other trade, they all relied on each other to bring products to market and help customers. Their products and services helped each other and their customers. . Mass production ended needs for formal apprenticeships in the trades. Of course, there was a learning curve.

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How to Help Your Sales Team Overcome the 4 Most Limiting Mindsets

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Dweck asserts that people’s beliefs play a pivotal role in what they want—and whether they can even achieve those results. Machine learning programs can help you mine behavioral data and touch points such as emails, phone calls and meetings. Limiting Mindset 3: Selling is about positioning your products well.