Category | Personal Development

GIVING CRITICISM ASSERTIVELY Giving criticism about unsatisfactory aspects of performance can be one of the most difficult tasks you have to face. It can be difficult because many people equate performance of the job with their competence as a person. When done badly it will increase the frequency and intensity of what you want to change. Talking about unsatisfactory aspects of performance can be one of the most difficult tasks you have to face (true both of giving and receiving criticism). It is difficult because many people equate performance in their job with their competence as a person. You...

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Everybody needs Respect. It’s easier to do anything with anyone when you are held in respect and so difficult without it. Respect comes from within – no one will respect you if you don’t respect yourself. In Part 1 of this article we looked at the part our BELIEFS played in achieving self respect. We now consider how personal RIGHTS support our Beliefs. GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION The lack of the ability to speak up may not be associated with deeper underlying beliefs but may be a product of muddled thinking about personal rights. At times we may have said either to ourselves or to others,...

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Ask anyone you meet how they would they like to be treated at work. At the top of most peoples’ list is the desire to be treated with dignity and respect. In this 2 part blog we look at how you achieve this through the Beliefs we hold about ourselves and in the second part, the Rights we give, deny ourselves and others. SPEAKING UP FOR OURSELVES IS DAUNTING For many of us speaking up for ourselves is a daunting task – difficult enough to do 1 to 1 but even harder when in a group or in front of other people. We can hear our voice tremble, experience our body shaking and feel our heart...

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