3 steps to become a more assertive leader by Alice Waagen Here’s a game plan on figuring out how to handle this vague feedback about your leadership traits: 1. Ask a co-worker whom you trust to be honest to share with you specific situations in which they felt you were not stating your ideas or needs. Have them describe the specific behavior that led them to believe that you were being too submissive. See if you can collect a number of scenarios when you held back and did not voice your opinion. 2. Take these incidents of submissive behavior and ask yourself why you chose to hold back. Look for the triggers that are causing you to react by pulling in, rather than engaging. Are there common themes? Is it a particular person or issue that you are trying to avoid? Look for ways to anticipate these triggers and plan to be more assertive in your response. 3. Experiment with incrementally pushing the assertive behaviors. Start slow, maybe one or two more assertive statements in the next meeting. Then sit back and look at the results. Most passive or submissive people exaggerate in their own minds the repercussions that could come from bolder actions. When you try out new assertive behaviors, you may find that people react positively to the new you. They will likely be happy to have you join in the discussion, rather than pull out
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:54:22 +0000
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