A proven program for increasing your management skills Managing Assertively has helped tens of thousands of businesspeople become more effective managers by sharpening their people skills. Leading management trainer Madelyn Burley-Allen shows you how you, too, can learn to resolve conflicts and defuse interpersonal problems that invariably arise at work. Her step-by-step techniques, clear examples, and competence-building exercises will immediately improve your supervisory skills, sharpen your self-awareness, and make you a more confident, assertive manager. You'll learn how to: Use eight building blocks to become a more effective manager Overcome self-defeating behavior Handle criticism to maintain and enhance self-esteem Statelimits and expectations to clarify assignments Become a more effective listener Receive and give positive feedback to enhance team building Handle conflict, stress, personal problems, and a wide range of other difficult...