Assertiveness at Work

Assertiveness at Work
Author: Ken Back
Publisher:
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2005
Genre: Assertiveness (Psychology)
ISBN: 9780077114282

Assertiveness at Work tackles the realities of modern business life the uncomfortable situations that can arise with flatter structures, tough workloads, demanding hours, and the need to exert influence across traditional boundaries. In these situations, successful people need assertiveness in order to achieve their goals. Whether you are a line manager, project leader, specialist, or key member of a team, this book gives practical guidance for developing your own natural assertiveness to benefit both yourself and your organisation. About the Authors Ken and Kate Back have specialised in assertiveness training for more than twenty years. In this practical book, Ken and Kate have brought together their experiences in training thousands of people to be more assertive at work. In addition to books, they have written many articles, advised on and produced videos and appeared on television programmes about assertiveness. They have made a significant contribution to the development and spread of assertiveness training both in the UK and overseas. Ken and Kate can be contacted via their website kenandkateback.com.

Assertiveness At Work: A Practical Guide

Assertiveness At Work: A Practical Guide
Author: Back
Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill Education
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9780070588769

Set firmly within the realities of modern business life, this book tackles all the awkward situations that arise with flatter structures, tough workloads and the need to exert influence across traditional boundaries. In these situations, where aggression is unacceptable and nothing will be achieved through non-assertion, successful people need assertiveness. Whether you are a line manager, project leader, specialist or key member of a team, Assertiveness at Work, Third Edition is a practical guide for developing your own natural assertiveness to benefit both yourself and your organization. It provides you with: everyday situations that will really ring bells with you hints and suggestions you can easily relate to and readily use insights into the often hidden forces behind your own and other people s behavior tried and tested exercises for developing fully integrated skills and not just bolt-on behaviors

The Mental Health Handbook

The Mental Health Handbook
Author: Trevor Powell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1351687026

This is an extremely comprehensive resource of photocopiable handouts to aid therapeutic intervention. This treasury of successful photocopiable handouts is sensibly organised for quick access in one convenient package. Now updated, the third edition incorporates the latest developments in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and includes new pages, as well as expanded sections on Psychosis and OCD. The handouts are designed to be photocopied or printed from the downloadable resources and handed to clients to supplement treatment programmes. Now with more than 200 photocopiable sheets including graded practice sheets, checklists, behavioural symptoms questionnaires, rating scales, home assignments, analysis sheets, goal plans and self-monitoring exercises. This title includes handouts on a huge range of mental health issues, grouped under the headings of: Managing Anxiety, Assertiveness Training, Managing Depression, Managing Stress, Changing Habits & Behaviour, Coping with Psychosis, Bipolar Disorder and Dementia. This revised edition contains extended sections on Obsessional Compulsive Disorder and Managing Psychosis, and new sections on Mindfulness, Resilience, Forgiveness, Responsibility, Behavioural Experiments, Guilt, Distress Tolerance and Bipolar Disorder.

The Coaching Handbook

The Coaching Handbook
Author: Sara Thorpe
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2005-12-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0749447281

Coaching is proving to be one of the most popular and most effective techniques in the field of learning and development. Managers are constantly being reminded that coaching is an important part of their role in getting the best from staff, while trainers are increasingly being called upon to coach individuals in a variety of aspects of both work and life. This one-stop book aims to provide everything readers need to be able to harness this technique. Part 1 of the book provides a detailed and clearly structured step-by-step approach, which should help anyone to develop their ability to coach others. Importantly however, as well as helping to develop the skills of coaching, the authors provide valuable guidance on: where to start when coaching a colleague; how long the coaching will take; and which methods should be employed and when. Part 2 provides a range of real-life case studies from a variety of commercial and non-commercial settings that will help you to decide how coaching can best be tailored to your own organization. The final part of the book contains detailed practical exercises that can be used in a variety of settings. Each of these individual elements combine to provide the definitive coaching handbook.

Asserting Yourself

Asserting Yourself
Author: Kathy Rooney
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0747572054

Do you find it hard to say 'no'? Are you tongue-tied in important meetings? Assert Yourself will help you find your voice and stand up for yourself without being aggressive.

Assertion Training

Assertion Training
Author: Roderick S. Graham
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1134983263

Shan Rees and Roderick Graham show how assertion techniques can be used to enhance your daily life and to improve effectiveness both personally and professionally. A wealth of examples and exercises helps you to assess and improve your own assertion skills - how to get in touch with what you want, how to value your own opinions, how to deal with rejection and criticism, and how to build self-esteem and confidence.

Assert Yourself

Assert Yourself
Author: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 140813425X

Do you find it hard to say 'no'? Are you tongue-tied in important meetings? Assert Yourself will help you find your voice and stand up for yourself without appearing aggressive. Full of practical advice on how to change the way you work and live for the better, the book contains a self-assessment quiz, step-by-step guidance, top tips, common mistakes and advice on how to avoid them, summaries of key points, and lists of handy books and websites.

A Manager'S Guide To Self-Development

A Manager'S Guide To Self-Development
Author: Pedler, Mike
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0077149882

This indispensable guide for building management skills helps readers realise their full potential and improve their managerial performance.