Assertiveness at Work
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Course Code: OV-AAW
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2 x half-day live session delivered virtually or in-person | 6-8 hrs on-demand learning | 30-minute coaching session (optional extra for teams)
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This is available for individuals, groups and teams
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This course will help you to understand what assertiveness is and how this type of behaviour compares to aggression and passivity. You will learn and practise some tips, techniques and strategies for remaining calm and professional in the face of anger or hostility and managing your own response to difficult situations. You will also have the opportunity to practise responding assertively to requests made by others and making requests in a way that gives you the best likelihood of a positive response. You will leave with a plan of action to respond assertively to at least one personal workplace situation.
This course is suitable for people who would like to recognise and respond appropriately to different types of behaviour and develop the ability to act assertively in challenging workplace situations.
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Explain the characteristics of assertiveness and the positive role assertiveness plays in the workplace
- Recognise the fight or flight response and how to control your instinctive reactions
- Practise assertive body language and active listening skills
- Use assertiveness techniques to defuse aggression and regain control of a situation
- Choose an appropriate response to requests made of your time and say ‘no‘ positively and confidently
- Make assertive requests of others that are likely to be met with a positive response
- Implement a plan to deal with others more assertively
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Assertiveness
Course Code: VILT-AS
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90-minute live session delivered virtually or in-person (Perfect for use as part of a blended learning programme)
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This is available for groups and teams
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Part of our Core Library
Being assertive is about finding a balance between your own needs and rights and other peoples’ needs and rights. We all have the right to express ourselves openly and stand up for our point of view, but at the same time, we have the responsibility to acknowledge and respect the rights and beliefs of others.
You can probably think of a time at work when you experienced the fight-or-flight response: your heartbeat quickened, you began breathing faster, and your entire body became tense. You are now primed for action, but what kind of action should you take? Stand your ground and fight back, or run away to safety?
The threatening situations we face in the workplace require a different kind of response. We must learn to control our instincts, choose a more rational response, and use this to our advantage.
Behaving assertively means finding an outcome where everybody wins and nobody is forced to fight or to flee.
- Does other peoples’ behaviour sometimes make you feel uncomfortable, but you’re not sure why?
- Do you too often find yourself saying ‘yes’ when what you really meant was ‘no’?
- Would you like to be able to express your point of view, confidently and clearly, and in a way that makes people sit up and listen?
- Are there certain situations where you look back and wish you’d handled yourself better?
- Have you ever struggled to remain calm and professional in the face of anger or hostility?
- Do you ever find it difficult to find the right words in a tricky situation?
- Describe the characteristics of assertiveness and the positive role that assertiveness plays in the workplace
- Recognise the key elements of assertive, aggressive, passive-aggressive and passive behaviour
- Apply an assertive response to some common workplace situations
- Determine when to say ‘no’ and do so positively and confidently
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- How to be Assertive Animation
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- Assertiveness Top Tips Video
- Assertiveness Thrive in Five
- Practical Assertiveness in the Workplace Podcast
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