How Assertive Are You?

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Assess Your Assertiveness

Discover how assertive you are with this engaging quiz! Assertiveness is crucial for effective communication and self-advocacy in both personal and professional settings. By answering a series of scenarios, you can gain insight into your assertiveness style and learn how to improve it.

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Learn effective techniques for assertiveness
Improve your interactions with others

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Your parents invited you out for dinner at the end of your shift. You'd like to reject the invitation because you're tired.

A: Can't you see I'm tired? I don't want to go.

B: Work was a lot today, but I’d love to dine out with you. Would this weekend work for you both instead?

C: I’m actually extremely exhausted, but you know what, anything for you.

D: Sure, if that makes you happy.

Your boss gives you a task and the deadline is today. It can’t be done, but your boss insists.

A: Aren’t you aware that I’m busy with many other tasks, how can I complete this one by today?

B: Looking at my existing tasks, it can’t done today. Unless you extend the deadline of project A that I’m working on, then I can do this one by today. What do you think?

C: If you insist, then I’ll complete the task, but the quality will be poor. Don’t blame me then.

D: Sure, I’ll try my best to complete it by today.

You’re at a restaurant, and the server brought you the wrong dish.

A: You got my order wrong. I ordered spaghetti, not pizza. I’m already so hungry and in a rush, how can you mess up a simple order like this!

B: Excuse me, this not my order. I ordered spaghetti, not pizza. But it’s okay, mistakes happen. I’m actually in a rush, would it possible if you complete my order in 15 mins, or do I need to order something else that requires less time to prepare?

C: Excuse me, this is not my order. I ordered spaghetti, not pizza. But nevermind, I’ll eat it, although I hate pizza.

D: This is actually not my order. But no worries, ’ll just have this since it will be too much trouble for you to prepare new one.

You’re juggling both house chores and work. You need your spouse to help you with the chores.

A: I have to do everything. I have to work and clean up after everyone. When I come home everything is a mess. Why can’t you at least do something before I even ask you?

B: We both would love if we came home to a clean house. I can’t do everything alone, I need your help. Would it be possible if we divide the tasks, I’ll do the cooking, and you do the laundry? Or do you have another idea?

C: Fine, I’ll do everything, no need to help me. You can just rest, watch TV, play video games while I clean the house until I faint.

D: This is a lot, but I’ll manage. I know your work is more demanding than mine.

It’s always you covering the AZ queue that is mentally draining than other queues. You’d like to raise this to your lead.

A: It’s always me covering AZ. This queue is harder than others. It’s affecting my overall scores, while others are having it easy. It should be delegated fairly, why aren’t you doing your job?

B: It’s not easy for me to say this, but I’d like to reduce covering AZ queue. It’s starting to affect my overall scores which drops the team’s performance overall. I believe I can manage better, if I take AZ on alternate days instead of every day, what do you think?

C: It’s always me covering AZ, what about others? My overall score is dropping because I’m mentally drained. When my scores drop, team’s performance also drops, only then you’ll rush to find a solution.

D: Moderating AZ queues is definitely hard, but I understand that you probably assigned it to me every day because you believe I can handle it.

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