29. How To Be More Assertive In Your Communication (To Gain Influence And Get Ahead In Your Career)

The most lucrative skillset for today’s employees and tomorrow’s leaders is already inside you: clear & confident communication. The higher you (want to) climb in your career, the more important it is to be assertive in your communication. However, it's often the skill that holds people back from progressing in their career because they are + Not speaking up for themselves, sharing their ideas, or communicating their worth + Doing all the work themselves, the “right way", resulting in burnout + Not able to listen actively—and seeing problems come up before they are a real issue + Avoiding difficult conversations because of possible conflict or rejection In this interview with Leanne Hughes, we address all the issues (and more) but also give you tactical and practical tips, tricks and tools so you can gain influence the right way and get ahead in your career.   Want to level up in your communication skills? Join the live workshop with Leanne on the 3rd March (recording will be available when you can't make it live): Assertive Communication & Handling Difficult Conversations   PS- this is part of the Future of Work Campus Membership. Become part of the team and get access to this workshop (as well as all previous and upcoming workshops, training sessions and masterclasses). TED Talk: What I learned from 100 days of rejection | Jia Jiang