23 Books like The Assertiveness Workbook

Your Perfect Right

by Robert Alberti • 1970

How to say what you need, refuse what you don't, and keep the relationship intact.

3.68

623

🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 💬 Communication Skills

Your Perfect Right 98%

How to say what you need, refuse what you don't, and keep the relationship intact.

by Robert Alberti 1970

3.68

623 ratings

🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 💬 Communication Skills

Conversationally Speaking

by Alan Garner • 1980

Social ease isn't a gift; it's learnable. The drills that replace awkwardness with connection.

3.89

1k+

🗣️ Communication Skills 💬 Conversation Techniques 🦋 Social Confidence

Conversationally Speaking 97%

Social ease isn't a gift; it's learnable. The drills that replace awkwardness with connection.

by Alan Garner 1980

3.89

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Communication Skills 💬 Conversation Techniques 🦋 Social Confidence

Assertiveness

by Judy Murphy • 2011

Say no. Ask for what you want. Push back. Do it all without losing anyone's respect.

3.8

733

🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧍 Body Language

Assertiveness 97%

Say no. Ask for what you want. Push back. Do it all without losing anyone's respect.

by Judy Murphy 2011

3.8

733 ratings

🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧍 Body Language

Conflict Fluent

by Emily Taylor • 2021

Every conflict you face gets the same response. There are four other options worth learning.

4.33

🧩 Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Communication Skills 🎭 Conflict Styles

Conflict Fluent 97%

Every conflict you face gets the same response. There are four other options worth learning.

by Emily Taylor 2021

4.33

6 ratings

🧩 Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Communication Skills 🎭 Conflict Styles

The Power of E.Q.

by Patrick King • 2023

How to read a room, say no cleanly, and apologize so it sticks.

4.25

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Social Skills 👂 Active Listening

The Power of E.Q. 97%

How to read a room, say no cleanly, and apologize so it sticks.

by Patrick King 2023

4.25

52 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Social Skills 👂 Active Listening

The 5 Essential People Skills

by Dale Carnegie • 2004

Most people bulldoze or retreat. The five skills that put a third option on the table.

3.72

858

🗣️ Assertive Communication 💼 Workplace Communication 🤝 Conflict Resolution

The 5 Essential People Skills 96%

Most people bulldoze or retreat. The five skills that put a third option on the table.

by Dale Carnegie 2004

3.72

858 ratings

🗣️ Assertive Communication 💼 Workplace Communication 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People

by Renée Evenson • 2013

Scripted lines for tough workplace conflicts, delivered calmly without burning bridges.

3.39

1k+

💼 Workplace Communication 🤝 Conflict Resolution 💬 Difficult Conversations

Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People Summary

Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People 96%

Scripted lines for tough workplace conflicts, delivered calmly without burning bridges.

by Renée Evenson 2013

3.39

1k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Communication 🤝 Conflict Resolution 💬 Difficult Conversations

The Art of Everyday Assertiveness

by Patrick King • 2018

Counter-moves for emotional blackmail, guilt, and the daily drills that make saying no feel natural.

3.94

540

🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🙅 Saying No

The Art of Everyday Assertiveness Summary

The Art of Everyday Assertiveness 96%

Counter-moves for emotional blackmail, guilt, and the daily drills that make saying no feel natural.

by Patrick King 2018

3.94

540 ratings

🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🚧 Boundary Setting 🙅 Saying No

The Disease to Please

by Harriet B. Braiker • 2000

Why needing everyone's approval works like an addiction, and the protocol for breaking free.

3.89

2k+

🎭 People-Pleasing 💉 Approval Addiction 🧱 Boundary Setting

The Disease to Please 96%

Why needing everyone's approval works like an addiction, and the protocol for breaking free.

by Harriet B. Braiker 2000

3.89

2k+ ratings

🎭 People-Pleasing 💉 Approval Addiction 🧱 Boundary Setting

Smart Talk

by Lisa B. Marshall • 2013

From handshakes to hard conversations: the skills that get you past awkward and into influence.

3.77

265

🗣️ Interpersonal Communication 🎤 Public Speaking 💬 Conversation Skills

Smart Talk 95%

From handshakes to hard conversations: the skills that get you past awkward and into influence.

by Lisa B. Marshall 2013

3.77

265 ratings

🗣️ Interpersonal Communication 🎤 Public Speaking 💬 Conversation Skills

The Joy of Being Selfish

by Michelle Elman • 2021

What if putting yourself first was the most generous move? Boundaries without the guilt spiral.

4.18

2k+

🚧 Boundary Setting 🎭 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

The Joy of Being Selfish 95%

What if putting yourself first was the most generous move? Boundaries without the guilt spiral.

by Michelle Elman 2021

4.18

2k+ ratings

🚧 Boundary Setting 🎭 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

How to Deal With Difficult People

by Gill Hasson • 2014

Three types of difficult people, the script that disarms each, and the moment each script fails.

3.52

717

💢 Interpersonal Conflict ☠️ Toxic People 🗣️ Communication Skills

How to Deal With Difficult People Summary

How to Deal With Difficult People 95%

Three types of difficult people, the script that disarms each, and the moment each script fails.

by Gill Hasson 2014

3.52

717 ratings

💢 Interpersonal Conflict ☠️ Toxic People 🗣️ Communication Skills

Big Talk, Small Talk (and Everything in Between)

by Shola Kaye • 2020

The small talk you dread, the tough conversations you avoid, and a playbook for both.

3.64

🗣️ Communication Skills 💼 Workplace Communication 🫂 Small Talk

Big Talk, Small Talk (and Everything in Between) Summary

Big Talk, Small Talk (and Everything in Between) 95%

The small talk you dread, the tough conversations you avoid, and a playbook for both.

by Shola Kaye 2020

3.64

14 ratings

🗣️ Communication Skills 💼 Workplace Communication 🫂 Small Talk

Too Nice for Your Own Good

by Duke Robinson • 1997

Nice people finish drained, resentful, and overlooked. Specific skills that break the pattern.

3.46

2k+

🎭 People Pleasing 🚧 Interpersonal Boundaries 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

Too Nice for Your Own Good 95%

Nice people finish drained, resentful, and overlooked. Specific skills that break the pattern.

by Duke Robinson 1997

3.46

2k+ ratings

🎭 People Pleasing 🚧 Interpersonal Boundaries 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

Conversation Skills For Beginners

by Dale Blake • 2014

Most of what you communicate never leaves your mouth. A roadmap to the other 80 percent.

🗣️ Communication Skills 🤝 Social Skills 👂 Active Listening

Conversation Skills For Beginners Summary

Conversation Skills For Beginners 95%

Most of what you communicate never leaves your mouth. A roadmap to the other 80 percent.

by Dale Blake 2014

🗣️ Communication Skills 🤝 Social Skills 👂 Active Listening

The Social Skills Guidebook

by Chris MacLeod • 2016

Real social confidence is quiet, earned, and built while the nerves are still firing.

3.71

735

😰 Social Anxiety 💬 Conversation Skills 🤝 Friendship Building

The Social Skills Guidebook 95%

Real social confidence is quiet, earned, and built while the nerves are still firing.

by Chris MacLeod 2016

3.71

735 ratings

😰 Social Anxiety 💬 Conversation Skills 🤝 Friendship Building

The Art Of Effective Communication

by Matthew Barker • 2018

Why praise, advice, and orders backfire in conversation, and what to do instead.

🗣️ Interpersonal Skills 🤝 Social Skills 👂 Active Listening

The Art Of Effective Communication Summary

The Art Of Effective Communication 95%

Why praise, advice, and orders backfire in conversation, and what to do instead.

by Matthew Barker 2018

14 ratings

🗣️ Interpersonal Skills 🤝 Social Skills 👂 Active Listening

Set Boundaries, Find Peace

by Nedra Glover Tawwab • 2021

Saying no scares you more than burnout. A therapist's method for limits that stick.

4.24

38k+

🧱 Boundary Setting 🙇 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

Set Boundaries, Find Peace 95%

Saying no scares you more than burnout. A therapist's method for limits that stick.

by Nedra Glover Tawwab 2021

4.24

38k+ ratings

🧱 Boundary Setting 🙇 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

Intimate Conversations

by Don Gabor • 2013

Scripts for the conversations that save friendships, deepen love, and raise confident kids.

3.00

🗣️ Relationship Communication 🤝 Friendship Dynamics 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Communication

Intimate Conversations 95%

Scripts for the conversations that save friendships, deepen love, and raise confident kids.

by Don Gabor 2013

3.00

3 ratings

🗣️ Relationship Communication 🤝 Friendship Dynamics 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Communication

The Art of Conversation

by Judy Apps • 2014

Your mental state shapes conversations more than words do. Train it, and everything changes.

3.56

468

🗣️ Conversation Skills 👂 Deep Listening 🧍 Body Language

The Art of Conversation 95%

Your mental state shapes conversations more than words do. Train it, and everything changes.

by Judy Apps 2014

3.56

468 ratings

🗣️ Conversation Skills 👂 Deep Listening 🧍 Body Language

People Games

by Min Liu • 2016

Guilt trips, fake logic, victim acts: ten power plays and the one deflection that stops them all.

3.57

256

🧠 Relationship Psychology ⚡ Power Dynamics 🚧 Setting Boundaries

People Games 95%

Guilt trips, fake logic, victim acts: ten power plays and the one deflection that stops them all.

by Min Liu 2016

3.57

256 ratings

🧠 Relationship Psychology ⚡ Power Dynamics 🚧 Setting Boundaries

The Book of Boundaries

by Melissa Urban • 2022

Scripts for the hard talks: drawing boundaries with others, and the rules you need for yourself.

4.13

7k+

🛡️ Healthy Boundaries 💪 Assertiveness Training 🙅 People Pleasing Recovery

The Book of Boundaries 95%

Scripts for the hard talks: drawing boundaries with others, and the rules you need for yourself.

by Melissa Urban 2022

4.13

7k+ ratings

🛡️ Healthy Boundaries 💪 Assertiveness Training 🙅 People Pleasing Recovery

Stop People Pleasing

by Patrick King • 2018

You've trained people to expect your yes. Here is the retraining program, starting with two words.

3.84

1k+

🙇 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🧱 Boundary Setting

Stop People Pleasing 95%

You've trained people to expect your yes. Here is the retraining program, starting with two words.

by Patrick King 2018

3.84

1k+ ratings

🙇 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🧱 Boundary Setting

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