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#### [Developing Emotional Intelligence – Part 5 – Assertiveness](https://blog.learningcog.com/blog/learning/blog/developing-emotional-intelligence-part-5-assertiveness)

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## [Developing Emotional Intelligence – Part 5 – Assertiveness](https://blog.learningcog.com/blog/learning/blog/developing-emotional-intelligence-part-5-assertiveness)

This blog is part of a series of blogs where we explore Emotional Intelligence. We will look at ways to be able to develop and enhance our own perceived levels of Emotional Intelligence. What is Emotional Intelligence? To gain a greater understanding you can read a previous blog What is\[...\]

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