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What Are Self Management Skills? - Self management is an important life and work skill! Self management sounds like being your own boss, but it doesn’t mean setting up your own business. In fact it means taking responsibility for your own actions and doing things as well as you can. You make a choice to do more than you need to Self management shows you are able to organise yourself and offer your own ideas to any project. You make notes, turn up on time, think ahead. It’s about being the boss of YOU, not the boss of a team or company Tosw. What are the top self management skills? 1. Initiative Initiative is being able to work without always being told what to do. You can show initiative by thinking for yourself and taking action when needed. It means using your head, and having the drive to achieve. Initiative requires self belief, because you need resilience and motivation to go out of your way to solve problems or do things without being reminded or asked. 2. Organisation Getting organised in life and work means you can plan your time and the things you have to do. You know what should be done first on your to-do list and what will take the longest. It’s also about being prepared and having what you need to hand. If you need info or tools to do a task, you make sure you have them before you begin. 3. Accountability Accountability and responsibility are similar but they don’t mean the same thing. A manager at work could give you responsibility for a task but you could still look for someone else to blame if it all goes wrong, or you could decide not to put the effort in because you don’t really care about the results. Why is accountability important in managing yourself? Can you own your actions? If you say to yourself that you are accountable, it means that you take ownership of the responsibilities that come your way. You take pride in your work and want to do it well to get the best results possible. You can be justly proud of the task’s success, and you accept responsibility if it goes wrong. If a task you are responsible for doesn’t go well, you will make it your personal mission to look for ways to improve next time or find a better way of completing the task using your problem solving skills. This is still accountability. It’s not about the task being successful or not – it’s about your attitude to the task. Can you go the extra mile? Everyone loves to see you have a positive attitude and can be relied on to put the effort in when something needs to be done. If you’re in a sports team, other people on your team know they can rely on you to give it your all. If you’re working on a group project, going the extra mile to contribute – and doing it because you care, not just because you have to – means the project is more likely to go well and people will want to work with you in future. At work, employers want to know that you will take the work they give you seriously and treat it as a chance to show you can be trusted with more important work in the future. Taking responsibility for yourself is a great way to get invited to work on really exciting projects as you build experience over time. - Similar Post: Job Search - Find Every Job, Everywhere - Why is initiative important? Employers often say they want staff who can respond to and deal well with problems. Highlighting to an employer that you can think for yourself or “show initiative” will be useful in many job applications and interviews. It’s a great life skill, too. Taking the initiative is what makes you phone a friend to clear the air after an argument you both regret, or decide you are going to take up volunteering, or do further education. Why is being organised important? From managing your time to prioritising tasks, and even having a tidy desk, being organised will help you improve your employability AND your life. An organised person knows what they need to do and when, where their pen is, and if it’s their turn to bring biscuits into the office. They make lists, have a calendar or diary, and can manage themselves in all areas of life and work. As well as making you don’t forget your lunch or turn up late to an important meeting, being organised helps you look more professional and get your job done more effectively. Employers really value strong organisational skills. They know you’ll be efficient and do the work on time. Being organised also shows how much you care about your job. Arriving every day on time, and remembering everything you need is really important.