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Develop Your Assertiveness, 3rd Edition
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Develop Your Assertiveness, 3rd Edition

by Sue Bishop
March 2013
Intermediate to advanced
168 pages
2h 57m
English
Kogan Page
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NOW AND THEN

HOW ASSERTIVE ARE YOU?

I’m making a rather obvious assumption that you are reading this book either because you feel you would gain from modifying your behaviour in some way, or that you want to improve your interpersonal skills through assertiveness training. It follows, therefore, that at present there are areas in your life where you are not as assertive as you would like to be.

We have established that assertiveness is a choice of behaviour and that there are occasions when it is appropriate not to assert yourself. We have examined basic rights, and from this you will have deduced areas for self-development. In order to devise your own personal programme for self-improvement, you also need to consider areas of your life where, ...

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