When it comes to management, one always has to lay a focus on the micro-level. If somebody cannot manage their own money, how are they supposed to deal with a company’s finances? If someone is unable to organize their own apartment or daily life, how can they be handed responsibility over a project with twenty coworkers involved? The method is to successfully self-manage in order to transmit and assign that pattern of actions onto the professional life. This starts with identifying and properly addressing the one’s emotions, body, physical and mental health, and behaviour. It is very helpful to lay out a set of goals which is progressively evaluated, revised, and maybe altered. This requires a strong skillset – however, there are preexisting systems that can be used for that. An example would be the Eisenhower Box, where tasks are categorized by “Important” “Not important” “Urgent” and “Not Urgent”. After the respective boxes have be filled out, the actions are classified into “Do”, “Decide”, “Delegate”, and “Delete”. Tools like this can be helpful in boosting productivity and staying on track – in the personal as well as in the professional context.
In any case, before this can be done one has to fully understand the personal component. For that, self-assessment tests like the DISC Assessment, where the central elements dominance, inducement, submission, and compliance serve as cornerstones can be used. Another crucial point is to build up resilience to secure lasting progress and minimize the risk of getting off the track. The interplay of these different factors needs to be adjusted according to the personal circumstances. Digital tools like Outlook, QuickSteps, SharePoint or Teams and their perfect usage are of service here.
The main principle is to remain lastingly agile while self-managing, since this allows growth and personal development to take place. It is always important to sustainably enhance processes and remain open to opportunity.
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