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Every February, as Valentine’s Day approaches, adverts and articles abound about romantic relationships. I have decided to focus this piece more widely on relationships, since

Making a speech? Do your knees knock at the prospect and your palms get sweaty and cold? You are not alone. Many people have a

Ten Tips: Tackling Nosey Questions Go with your gut: if your head & heart tell you not to answer, trust them Don’t be rude back: “How

What is a nosey question? Is there such a thing? Two people can feel totally differently about the same question. If you’re out of work

Manipulative people don’t have the courage or skills to put their viewpoint directly. Instead they employ every technique to trick the unsuspecting person into doing

Manipulative behaviour is very complex. We often don’t realise it’s happening. People don’t specify what they want or what they mean, but instead use indirect methods

Do you hop from one task to another, not knowing what to do first? Do you ever get distracted by mountains of paper? Do you

Avoid these pitfalls to assert yourself Do you find it hard to say “No”? When someone asks you to do something that you really don’t

How much time do you lose each day simply dealing with unwanted and unexpected interruptions? I refer to both unwanted and unexpected for these reasons. Some interruptions

When I ask someone what they think an assertive person is like, they’ll often say ‘forceful’ and ‘pushy’, ‘bossy’ and ‘demanding’, that they ‘tread on