Tag Archive: Aggressive

Feb 15 2012

Conflict Management: Understanding Anger and the Brain

By Carol Fredrickson, Violence-Free.com Conflict in the workplace is an ever-growing issue and more and more of my clients are requesting programs on Managing Angry People, Angry Patients, Angry Guests, etc. The one question I’m asked most often after one of these presentations is, “Is it possible that when I’m really angry, my brain just …

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Jun 25 2010

How not controlling your temper affects your career

By M.Collins, Helium.com Everyone gets angry from time to time. Wise parents teach children early to control their tempers. Uncontrolled anger hurts people, can be dangerous, and in the workplace can affect your career success. If you cannot control yourself, how can you direct junior staff properly? Someone who has an uncertain temper cannot be …

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Jan 20 2010

Be assertive without being aggressive

By Jan Kantor, marconews.com Being assertive is not necessarily being aggressive. Aggressiveness, in words or actions, is bold, forceful, dominating, final; it’s the “do it my way or else” kind of approach that tells others you’re serious about something. It affects people in diverse, often detrimental, ways. Assertiveness has more positive results. You will be …

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