Assertiveness training develops a powerful relational skill set that can significantly enhance confidence, communication, and happiness in interpersonal relationships. By learning to think and act ...

Assertiveness training in nursing education aims to equip practitioners with the confidence and communication skills required to express ideas, set boundaries and advocate effectively for patient ...

For those looking to climb the corporate ladder in the U.S., here's an idea you might not have considered: debate training. According to a new research paper, people who learn the basics of debate are ...

A nagging concern that too many qualified business and professional women sit back and allow men to take the lead convinced former school teacher Betsy Thomason to create her own brand of ...

Reporting and writing the news demand courage. Or as Melvin Mencher, the legendary Columbia J-school professor put it: If you’re going to be a reporter you have to be counterphobic. Counterphobia, ...

Assertiveness is a core social–communication competency by which young people learn to express their needs, set boundaries and negotiate peer and adult relationships. Emerging research indicates that ...

Writer and NYU professor Clay Shirky thinks women should "behave more like men" to get ahead in the world. "Not enough women have what it takes to behave like arrogant, self-aggrandising jerks," he ...

Talk to anyone who is in business in Japan and "Abenomics" usually will enter the conversation. Structural and financial reforms seem to be the topic of the day. However, in the training world — where ...