Managing Yourself for Managers

Even the best managers can find themselves feeling overwhelmed. Many people get stuck and can’t take action when they have too much on their minds or too many competing demands on their time. One approach for “getting a grip” when you have too much to do and can’t seem to get any of it done is to apply a bottom-up strategy that starts by analyzing the details of what you are actually doing right now, and then building a system to manage all your activities.

Self-management is the ability to engage in self-regulating thoughts and behavior to accomplish all your tasks and handle difficult or challenging situations. Three basic principles define how to manage your many big and small commitments effectively so that you can get them accomplished.

Three basic principles define how to manage your many big and small commitments effectively so that you can get them accomplished - clarity of mind, clarity of objectives, and an organized system.