Assertiveness training develops a powerful relational skill set that can significantly enhance confidence, communication, and happiness in interpersonal relationships. By learning to think and act ...

A nagging concern that too many qualified business and professional women sit back and allow men to take the lead convinced former school teacher Betsy Thomason to create her own brand of ...

Liadan Hynes undertook an assertiveness training course with life coach Maria Jose Lynch and ended up with a complete lesson in life skills Living the life: Maria Lynch uses her background in ...

Assertiveness is a desirable quality for a business leader. But assertiveness takes skill. Confidently and respectfully expressing your opinions, needs and boundaries, while also being considerate of ...

Organizational leaders who come across as low or high in assertiveness tend to be seen as less effective, according to a study coming out in the February issue of the Journal of Personality and Social ...

Writer and NYU professor Clay Shirky thinks women should "behave more like men" to get ahead in the world. "Not enough women have what it takes to behave like arrogant, self-aggrandising jerks," he ...

My own experience understanding the need for assertiveness in business was working for a professional practice of accountants. Back in the 1990s in that fee earning type of culture, if you were not a ...