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Assertiveness and Influencing without Authority

Assertiveness and positive influencing are essential soft skills for the workplace. Assertiveness is about expressing your thoughts, ideas, needs, opinions or requirements in a direct and firm yet polite way that does not risk damage to a working relationship but that does help you avoid overload, unrealistic expectations or unreasonable demands on your time and energy. Influencing is about positively changing the mindset or actions of others through assertive or responsive means.

 

This course will give attendees a wide range of approaches for positively changing the thinking and actions of others without the need to resort to use of power or authority for strong working relationships.

 

Objectives:

The objectives of the course are:

1. To understand the nature of assertiveness and why it is so important in the workplace.
2. To better understand the role of assertiveness in influencing.
3. To develop the competences needed for managing up, conflict handling and decision making.
4. To be able to speak and communicate confidently and assertively.
5. To form personal brands and action plans for applying the training at work.

 

Duration:

1 day

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Who Should Attend: 

The course is aimed at anyone who needs to influence others in a positive way (avoiding submissiveness or aggressiveness) and who needs to be assertive without damaging working relationships.

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