Being Assertive and Organized
6. Asset: Assertiveness
+ If you can provide examples of times when, in the course of business, you stood up for your own needs politely and maintained your relationship with your boss, co-worker, or client, you easily pass this question.
√ If standing up for your own needs usually means alienating others, or you can recall when you lost a client or damaged a working relationship as a result of asserting yourself, you fail this question.
– A no answer also means that you fail this question.
How To Improve:
• Whether you cannot stand up for yourself, or alienate others when you do, some introspection is clearly in order. Psychologists and coaches are professionals who can help uncover why you are so afraid to stand up for yourself - or why you are so threatened when you must do so.
• Remember, too, that the way we do something is sometimes at least as important as what we do. Choose your words carefully when a situation becomes tense. The idea is to de-escalate the situation, and keep things as calm as possible. Don’t use words that would inflame the situation.
7. Asset: Organization
+ If you located the information requested in fewer than five minutes, you easily passed this question.
√ If it took you fewer than 20 minutes (but more than five), you pass—but barely.
– If it took you more than 20 minutes to find the information (or if you just gave up), you failed the question.
How To Improve:
• Make the time to organize your paperwork. If you have difficulty doing this, a professional organizer
can help you set up a system that works. When your system is in place, try it for several months before you open your business. You want to be sure that the system works.
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