Neither fleeing, crushing, nor manipulating: asserting yourself in a healthy way means everyone wins.
Assert yourself in a healthy way at work, in a win-win relationship. Uncover the attitudes of avoidance, aggression, and manipulation, and adopt healthy self-assertion instead.
25 min at your own paceAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
You will walk away with
- the 4 attitudes towards conflict according to Gordon: avoidance, aggression, manipulation, assertiveness
- a self-assessment to gauge your level of assertiveness
- cues to distinguish controlled anger from anger you're suffering through
Target audience
Anyone wanting to promote a positive model of communication and collaboration
Learning objectives
- Assert yourself in a healthy way, without avoidance, aggression, or manipulation
- Be clear-eyed about your doormat, prankster, or hedgehog tendencies
- Communicate assertively while respecting yourself and others
- Identify your avoidance behaviours and how to overcome them
Module outline
- Articles
- An assertiveness self-assessment
- Playing with anger: understanding the difference between controlled anger and anger you're suffering through
- Expert video“Asserting Yourself Healthily, Without Avoidance, Aggression, or Manipulation”9'59An overview of Gordon's 4 attitudes towards conflict (avoidance, aggression, manipulation, assertiveness) and tips for healthy self-assertion
- AnchoringA quiz and true/false exercise to explore the topic further and cement what you've learned
- Memo cardDownloadable memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
- BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)
