Management is not just for managers, just as leadership is not
just for leaders.
We all manage, and we all lead; these are not actions
reserved for only those people who happen to hold “positions” in a company.
A business where everyone lives and works by the
principles of self management is a business destined for greatness. Here are
Ten Rules for Self-Management.
1. Maintain
your values. Do not be easily influenced or swayed.
2. Speak
up! No one can “hear” what you are thinking.
3. Trust
is an outcome of fulfilled expectations. Honour your own good word, and keep
the promises you make. Don’t expect people to trust you if you are unreliable.
4. Whatever
your responsibility, expect to be held fully accountable.
5. Have
a good work ethic. Values like dependability, timeliness, professionalism and
diligence are prized more than ever before. Be action-oriented. Seek to make
things work. Be willing to do what it takes.
6. Read
voraciously, and listen to learn, then teach and share everything you know.
7. Be
courteous, respectful and considerate. Manners still count for an awful lot in
life.
8. Be
self-disciplined.
9. Don’t
be a victim or a martyr. You always have a choice, so don’t shy from it: Choose
and choose without regret. Look forward and be enthusiastic.
10. Keep
healthy and take care of yourself. Exercise your mind, body and spirit so you
can be someone people count on, and so you can live expansively and with
abundance
.
Managers will tell you that they don’t really need to
manage people who live by these rules; instead, they can devote their
attentions to managing the businesses!
Adapted from
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/12-rules-for-self-management.html
