The Passive Model
Passive communication can also create problems in your relationships with others and in your working relationship with your personal assistant. If you are not able to assertively communicate your needs, you will give your assistants the power to make decisions for you. This will result in dissatisfaction and unhappiness. It is also best to avoid this type of communication when interacting with your assistant.
“Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his image.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Passive Communication
Passive people communicate indirectly and do not say what they want. They expect others to figure out what they need and give it to them. When they don’t get what they want, they “pout” or become passive-aggressive. When people communicate passively, they demonstrate that they are very concerned about how others see them. This style of communication shows that it is very important to the person that everyone likes him/her. This causes the individual to behave in selfsacrificing ways, but later to resent the person for whom they made the sacrifice. This behavior perpetuates a negative cycle.
Passive Behavior Cues
- Hoping that others will give them what they want or need without directly communicating those needs
- Being concerned about how others judge them and their actions
- Needing to be liked