Communicating assertively to your employees

Develop assertiveness within your team and pave the way for greater confidence and better results

Better understand what assertive communication means

Recognize your own communication style, be aware of your pitfalls and understand how that affects how others respond to you

Develop effective strategies for saying no in an assertive and friendly way, without guilt or argument

87%

Of the participants feel confident to raise difficult topics after the training.

Satisfied customers
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Goele Vanhelmont
Goele Vanhelmont
trainer - supervisor

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Customized learning pathway
Live, digital or hybrid
Choose your own start date
Available in NL, FR and ENG
Price on request
On location or at Obelisk

Theme 

Do you find that you sometimes struggle to communicate your views clearly and respectfully? Or do you have colleagues you constantly have to push to say something?  

During the training "assertive and connecting communication" you will be introduced to the basic principles of communication and explore your own communication style. Starting from your own communication style, you learn how your message comes across to others and how you can adapt it to achieve the desired effect. You succeed in adapting your communication to your colleague so that the collaboration is successful.  

 
Who is this learning track for?
For employees

After this learning track:

For employees: 

  • You learn what assertive communication means and what it does not mean
  • You learn to let others know in a confident and direct way what you think is important based on respect for yourself, other(s) and the relationship
  • You explore your own communication style 
  • You learn how to stand up for yourself in a respectful and calm manner
  • You develop confidence to assertively set boundaries and learn to express your feelings and thoughts without guilt
  • You gain insight into the factors that make you reluctant to stand up for your own needs 
  • You learn how to use these insights to set your boundaries (effectively saying "no")

Our trainers take your organizational context into account and incorporate concrete and realistic situations into the program. Evidence-based, practice-oriented, motivating and highly customized, that typifies a learning program in soft skills by Obelisk. 

Our trajectories always proceed in three phases. More info can be found in the case at UHasselt.

2 examples of our learning paths with clients

Sample Track 1: Assertive Communication, Self Confidence and Setting Boundaries

Day 1: How assertive am I?

  • The assertiveness square and communication styles 
  • So what is assertiveness really 
  • Understanding your own communication and its impact 

Day 2: Working on self-confidence

  • Why is it that sometimes you don't dare to be assertive? 
  • From inhibiting thoughts to helping thoughts 

Day 3: Setting boundaries

  • Learning to say no in 4 steps 
  • 'Holding' a no 

Sample track 2: Insight, style and impact

Day 1: How assertive am I?

  • So what is assertiveness really 
  • The assertiveness square and communication styles 
  • Understanding your own communication and its impact 
  • Rules of assertive communication

Day 2: Communication styles and assertiveness to practice.

  • What communication styles have what effect?
  • Here's how to turn assertive intentions into action
  • assertively stating your boundaries and saying no

Big theoretical blocks? Not so. At Obelisk, practice and experience take center stage, while theory stays in the background. Our hands-on approach lets participants apply theory directly for maximum transfer.

  • Active listening
  • Empathic listening
  • Assertiveness Square
  • Nonviolent communication
  • Leary's Rose
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Live

Resilient Coping with Change training can take place at various locations, tailored to the needs of the participants. Our primary location is our headquarters in Leuven, located at Grauwmeer 1. In addition, we offer the option of providing the training on-site at the client's premises, or at other suitable workshop or training venues nearby.

During the intake meeting, we will discuss the most appropriate location for your team. This can range from a quiet, green setting where participants can walk around during a break, to a more formal setting appropriate for a professional meeting.

Discover five inspiring training locations recommended by our trainers here.

Online or hybrid

Obelisk believes in the power of hybrid solutions; the combination of offline and online. Our hybrid trainings are not a "copy-paste" of classroom training. They are adapted to the new reality and our coaches retrained. The result is a full hybrid package with the best of both worlds, online and offline.

During an introductory meeting, we identify your questions, expectations and the unique context of your organization. This is how we ensure that our offer perfectly matches your needs.
Based on this first meeting, we work out a tailor-made offer, which we send to you by email or come to explain it in person. After your approval, we start designing the learning trajectory and planning the next steps, always in close consultation with you to optimally align the trajectory with your needs and goals.

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With the practical approach and focus on concrete steps, we have built a solid foundation for our team. The difference in daily communication and commitment to goals is noticeable

Dries, Operations Manager

Supervisors

Goele Vanhelmont
Goele Vanhelmont
trainer - supervisor
Laura Krause
Laura Krause
trainer - supervisor
Liesbeth Vanhelmont
Liesbeth Vanhelmont
team leader
Heidi Peeters
Heidi Peeters
trainer - supervisor
Anouck Van Couter
Anouck Van Couter
trainer - supervisor
Julie Van Couter
Julie Van Couter
trainer - supervisor

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