# assertiveness
2 moments across 2 episodes. Click any moment to jump straight to that part of the episode.
41:10How to say no (and survive the discomfort)Al Elliott: Yeah Dr Rachel Morris: So, trying to give a reasonable answer when you're in your sympathetic nervous system, while you're in your threat zone, it's not going to work. So, just buying yourself some time, takiEP 327 · 13 Aug 2026·interview· 41:10–46:2042:03Workplace Surgery: First-time manager assertivenessLeanne Elliott: Nope. Al Elliott: Cool. So question number 2, how can I learn to be more assertive as a first-time manager? I love questions like this. I recently got promoted to my first management role at a big tech coEP 200 · 27 May 2025·workplace surgery· 42:03–49:01
Jumping to a moment opens the episode page with the player already cued to that timestamp — press play to hear it.