Are you the type to go with the flow? Do you avoid conflict or confrontation like the plague? Such qualities can be beneficial in relationships but if exerted too often can lead to you losing respect and recognition for yourself and from your peers both in and outside of work. Assertiveness Training can help you learn strategies to assert your wants and needs to others in a firm but fair way, building your self-worth and self-efficacy as a result.
Not being assertive can have maladaptive consequences for your mental health and self-esteem, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can help with this. For more insight on this, view our accredited CBT courses.
Assertiveness is all about communicating clearly and confidently - and playing a balancing act with meeting your needs vs others' needs; seeming weak vs seeming too aggressive.