Month: July 2021

For many people, the difference between being assertive and being aggressive is not the behavior itself, but the person doing it.  How we feel about that behavior is not always consistent. In many cases, our reactions are based on cultural stereotypes, and reflect unconscious — and, sometimes, not so unconscious — bias. Emilie Aries is the … Read more

Meredith loves her job. Sometimes, she has to work long hours during the week, but her company has a results-only policy where employees are allowed to work from home as long as their performance and productivity doesn’t falter. After working at the company for about a year, Meredith decided that she would like to work … Read more