Influence Style: Asserting
With the Asserting influence style, you stand up for your own boundaries, norms, and values. You leave no room for discussion.
Use appropriate pressure with the Asserting Influence Style
You’ve probably experienced it: a colleague who never keeps commitments. You’ve asked them a hundred times, and they say they’ll do it, but nothing happens. This becomes much easier with powerful social skills.
It’s important to do this in the right way and apply it at the right moment. Perhaps you are good at Asserting, but you often use the wrong timing.
- You take full control of the conversation.
- You clearly communicate your expectations or opinions to the other person.
- You stand up for your demands, expectations, boundaries, norms, and values.
- You leave no room for discussion
Become more assertive and create clarity
Do you often find yourself in situations at work where others don’t keep their agreements? Or where someone does or says something you don’t appreciate? Take our Influence Test®, discover how you score on the Asserting Influence Style, and identify areas for improvement.
When you apply asserting effectively and at the right moment
- Powerful
- Assertvie
- Clear and explicit in expectations
- Honest
- Steadfast
When you apply Asserting ineffectively or at the wrong moment
- Too goal-oriented and direct
- Elicits resistance
- Lack of consideration for others
- Spend a lot of time and energy trying to motivate others
