Might surprise you to find I got this far without being good at confrontation. It's a resolution of mine to be better at it, because if I don't I will continue to get run over and we won't be doing anything particularly exciting because I won't have fought for it. I would like to know how you do it though. Like any practical knowledge about how to be assertive and even argumentative without making issues.

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Get comfortable with other people’s silence.

1. Have strong opinions.
2. To have strong opinions you need to care
3. To care is to be invested mentally and have skin in the game.

Once you have strong POV in scenerios start practicing pushing back. I've written jotted down slack and email response and asked chat got to tighten them up for me. Also, ask it to play devil's advocate on ideas and strategies.

Lastly don't look for opportunities to confront. Look for opportunities to align. Then when you aren't aligned, acknowledge it, detach from the situation, and go slow until you become more confident

Someone (I think on Reddit?) said data helps a lot in situations like that. Get as much data as you can so the numbers speak for your idea/plan

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