People want to follow calm and assertive leaders: -Leaders who are calm but not assertive are easy targets for others to ignore. They fail to inspire colleagues, customers, or bosses. -Leaders who are ...

During the course of your professional career how many leaders have you come across that could be best described as a bully? How many were absolute pushovers? The fact is, being either a bully or a ...

Have you ever seen the cable television show Dog Whisperer, starring Cesar Milan? The title of the show would have you believe it is about how Cesar Milan trains dogs. That is not what this show is ...

My client wanted to be a great boss. He just didn’t want to be a jerk. Evan could be described as a classic people person—his co-workers say he’s empathetic, an active listener, and genuinely invested ...

When it comes to being an assertive leader, seems you need to come down somewhere in the middle – not where you’d think a real go-getter would want to be. But the results of a study coming out in the ...

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The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Magdalena Nowicka Mook I ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lucy Paulise is executive coach and author of Timebox, based in Texas. As the skills required for success are continually shifting ...

Democrats are not happy about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) emerging as the most assertive party leader at a time of a leadership vacuum -- as AOC has hit the road with Bernie Sanders for 'Fighting ...

I have been called aggressive many times when I was simply trying to do my job well. If you have ever run into that mislabeling, or misinterpretation, or feel like you’ve been told to watch your tone, ...

One morning, a customer approached the counter and said, “Good morning!” I’d love a cappuccino with oat milk, extra hot, please. I appreciate it – thank you!” The barista nodded and got to work. A few ...