133 GID How to Be Assertive

Modern Mentor

Macmillan Holdings, LLC

Careers, Business, Management

4.3 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2010

⏱️ 6 minutes

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When a boss tells you to be more assertive, they need to tell you more. Knowing exactly where you need to boost your assertiveness will help you figure out the next steps to take. Making decisions, giving feedback, negotiating, and delegating are good places to start. Questions go to getitdone@quickanddirtytips.com or 888-WRK-LESS. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

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0:00.0	Stevea Robbins here.
0:04.5	Welcome to the Get It Done Guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.
0:09.1	Lisa wrote in,
0:10.4	My boss is quite satisfied with my accomplishments,
0:13.0	and he mentioned in my review that I need to develop my assertiveness.
0:16.8	He said, I'm too nice.
0:18.6	I supervise a team of 12.
0:20.1	Having had bosses from, heck, in the past, I try to minimize conflicts and balance the needs
0:26.1	of my team with the needs of the company.
0:28.7	Oh, Lisa.
0:29.8	Become more assertive is one of those wonderful phrases that sounds very meaningful and
0:35.5	actually means almost nothing.
0:37.8	It's like when I ask Bernice, is the Oreo ice cream cake here good?
0:41.3	She said yes.
0:43.0	It turns out, Bernice thinks tofu-based ice cream with whole wheat cookie crumbles and heaven help me,
0:48.7	pureed tofu sweetened with honey, counts as a yes.
0:52.9	It takes a connoisseur to no good Oreo ice cream cake. They can make
0:57.1	the subtle distinctions that are necessary for true appreciation. Your boss needs an assertiveness,
1:04.7	connoisseur. Being assertive can mean anything. It could mean politely saying no when asked to
1:10.6	take on an extra project. It could
1:12.6	mean chatting with your office rival about who gets the next promotion while absent-mindedly twirling your
1:18.1	machete, which you just happened to have with you. If your boss or anyone in your life
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