Assertiveness #1 The Basics
This set of essays outlines one of my favorite and frequently recommended skill sets – basic assertiveness. These skills have been critical to my success as a professional and [...] Continue Reading…
Posted under book reviews, industrial psychology, leadership by David Deviney 23.08.2011
Assertiveness #2 Your Assertive Rights
ASSERTIVE BILL OF
RIGHTS
Assertive Right I. You have the right to judge your own behavior, thoughts, and emotions and to take the responsibility for their initiation and consequences upon yourself. You [...] Continue Reading…
Posted under book reviews, leadership, odds & ends, personal effectiveness by David Deviney 23.08.2011
Assertiveness #3 — Verbal Coping Skills
SKILL BUILDING
Now that you know your assertive rights, you need to learn how to enforce them through assertive behavior. It will do little good to say, “Stop manipulating me!” [...] Continue Reading…
Posted under book reviews, leadership, odds & ends by David Deviney 23.08.2011
The Basics of Addiction, Part 1
What follows is the summary of Addictive Thinking, a book on addiction by Abraham Twerski, M.D., and Craig Nakken, M.S.W. It is an overview of addictive thinking – the [...] Continue Reading…
Posted under book reviews, industrial psychology, odds & ends by David Deviney 30.11.2010
The Basics of Addiction, Part 2
VII. Dealing with Conflict
A chemically confused mind is oblivious to reality while generating a lot of conflict. Low self-esteem creates fear and anxiety, much of which is actually warranted [...] Continue Reading…
Posted under book reviews, industrial psychology, odds & ends by David Deviney 30.11.2010
The Basics of Addiction, Part 3
XVI. Managing Feelings
Addicts have great difficulty managing their feelings. This holds for positive and negative feelings. Some Addicts use chemicals to get high, others to feel normal. Depression is [...] Continue Reading…
Posted under book reviews, industrial psychology, odds & ends by David Deviney 30.11.2010
Passive-Aggressives
PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVES
Awhile back an executive asked me about a subordinate manager who was constantly late to meetings, tardy with assignments and in general was not getting on-board with the rest [...] Continue Reading…
Posted under leadership, odds & ends by David Deviney 10.11.2010
Specialists vs. Generalists
So how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? [...] Continue Reading…
Posted under humor by David Deviney 18.05.2010