{"podcast":{"title":"The Art of Speaking Up","slug":"the-art-of-speaking-up-743556","podcast_index_feed_id":743556,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/jessicanguzik/feed.xml","website_url":"https://jessicanguzik.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11880879/AOSU_logo_vUpload.png","author":"Jessica Guzik","episode_count":436,"summary":"The Art of Speaking Up is a podcast that empowers professional women to achieve their wildest career goals by helping them strengthen their voices and find their inner power. The show aims to motivate, entertain, and remind working women that no matter what they might be struggling with, anything is possible for them in their careers. In addition to providing strengths-based professional empowerment, the show curates practical career advice on topics like career advancement, goal setting, job searching, stress management, salary negotiation and more.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T12:18:19.742129+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-speaking-up-743556"},"episode":{"title":"403 | How to be assertive without being an a-hole","slug":"403-how-to-be-assertive-without-being-an-a-hole","published_at":"2026-02-23T23:32:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-speaking-up-743556/403-how-to-be-assertive-without-being-an-a-hole","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-speaking-up-743556","url":"https://jessicanguzik.podbean.com/e/403-how-to-be-assertive-without-being-aggressive-3-tactics-that-actually-feel-good/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zib5g8s2d9y26gx9/Assertive_not_Aggressive_Mp3acudg.mp3","summary":"Being assertive doesn't mean being pushy, aggressive, or domineering - but many corporate environments only show you that one style of leadership. In this episode, I teach you the two opposing styles of assertiveness: Pushing Down vs. Lifting Up. One erodes trust and damages your reputation over time. The other builds respect, inspires teams, and gets people to genuinely want to follow your lead - this is what I’m teaching you to do. You'll learn: Why \"assertive\" doesn't have to mean \"aggressive\" The Push Down vs. Lift Up framework for assertive leadership Why the aggressive style backfires (even for geniuses like Steve Jobs) 3 practical tactics to be assertive in a way that lifts others up How to inspire buy-in without forcing your ideas on people Why this style of assertiveness feels better for you AND your stakeholders Links: Free Assertiveness ebook: https://www.assertivenessebook.com/ Art of Speaking Up Academy waitlist: https://jessguzikcoaching.com/academy/","meta_description":"Being assertive doesn't mean being pushy, aggressive, or domineering - but many corporate environments only show you that one style of leadership. In this…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1229,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-art-of-speaking-up-743556/episodes/403-how-to-be-assertive-without-being-an-a-hole/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-speaking-up-743556/403-how-to-be-assertive-without-being-an-a-hole.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}