Speak up! The importance of assertiveness in the workplace
29 September, 2020Being assertive is critical to your ongoing success in your career, so the following steps are vital as well....
Life can be overwhelming and stressful for people who have trouble saying ‘no’. At the same time, relationships can be damaged by communicating in an overpowering way.
This program teaches simple techniques that dramatically change the way participants think about themselves and how they influence others. Our assertiveness skills training helps participants to:
This assertiveness skills course is designed for people who want to:
This is also a great program for people who are sometimes perceived as communicating too powerfully.
In this assertive communication course participants learn how to:
We deliver our training programs either through:
All our facilitators are certified in COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Training by the Australian Department of Health. Therefore, you can rest assured we will deliver safe face-to-face workshops in collaboration with you.
Delivering assertiveness training as an in-house program is economical and effective.
Your return on investment will be boosted by a tailored training experience:
We also coach individuals to build assertive communication skills.
Ask us how we can tailor an assertiveness skills training program to suit your needs:
Assertive Leadership finds the right balance between dominating and a passive leadership style. Aggressive leaders believe they need to project strength and do this by communicating passionately and forcefully. Passive leaders often lack control over their teams. Our assertiveness skills training program for leaders teaches participants to understand the impact they have on others. They learn to communicate strongly but without being perceived as aggressive. Such a tailored program typically includes:
Building confidence and self-esteem are the basis for assertiveness skills training. Under guidance of an Organisational Psychologist, this program goes deeper and explores how and why our confidence and self-esteem may be lower than we’d want. Participants will learn how to build up their self-assurance and ability to courageously and assertively tackle challenges they face. We tailor this variation of the assertiveness skills training program for in-house delivery. We also provide one-on-one coaching assistance. A Confidence and Self-Esteem training program or coaching on the topic would typically include:
We offer this program in two 3-hour workshops over two consecutive weeks. You can attend this program from anywhere: your workstation or from home.
Two 3-hour online workshops, 9.30am to 12.30pm
** AEDT – daylight savings applies until 4 April 2021
[ACT, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS – please check your local time]
$ 395 + GST
We limit the group size to 8. This means the workshops are highly interactive and we’ll be able to focus on your personal challenges.
Looking for a course that gives the confidence and skills to speak up in social and work situations? Check out our Speak Up, Be Heard and Feel Confident course.
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Whether you’re from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or any other place: Do you have any questions about assertiveness skills you’d like to ask? Do it here. One of our trainers will answer on the page and we’ll let you know by email when we post the response. We aim to come back to you within a few business days. If you need more urgent advice, try our chat at the bottom of the page.