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How Would You React?

Connie Podesta is a board-certified therapist, licensed professional counselor, comedian and author of several books, including the popular series, Life Would Be Easy If It Weren't For Other People. Podesta is a well-known speaker providing positive and inspiring messages to hundreds of companies and more than 2 million people.

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How Would You React?

Scenario: You have several projects coming at you at once.
  • A passive person would over-commit in an attempt to please everyone, but end up pleasing no one.
  • An assertive person would say, “I can finish two projects today but not three. Which two would you like me to complete?”
  • An aggressive person would get angry and say, “You are always asking me to do everything and I can’t do it all,” or an aggressive person would use hurt and say, “I love my job but I just can’t work this hard all the time.”
Scenario: A colleague has a problem with productivity.
  • An assertive person would say, “You take a lot of personal phone calls at work. We are a team here and I rely on you. What can we do to fix it?”
  • An aggressive person would yell and say, “I have to do everything and you never help me.”
  • A passive would just do all the work, not say a word and go home late and be tired and suffer in silence.
  • A passive-aggressive would be nice to the colleague while secretly trying to destroy him or her.

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