Managing Your Self is a unique and ground breaking guide to increasing personal and professional effectiveness in a business context. Now available in paperback, the book shows students and managers how to contribute effectively and progressively to their organizations while enjoying more effective, dynamic and satisfying professional and personal lives.

Self-management is an essential skill for empowering both individual and organizational success in 21st century. With the visible success of the maiden volume on Self-Management paved the way to this volume. The contributors of this book are from diverse backgrounds and different universities round the globe. This volume covers numerous dimensions of self-management such as: • Science of Collaborative Groups and Teamwork • Management Lesson from Nature • Self-Awareness and Perception • Emotional Independence and Stress Management • Lesson from Kurukshetra to Karyakshetra

In a self-managing organization, the team members are collectively responsible for the team result. Team decisions are made by consensus, with each team member also taking individual responsibility for the agreements made. This makes a world of difference to the everyday functioning of the organization. More and more directors are becoming aware of the advantages of self-organization, but the thought of making changes to the organizational structure seems so daunting that they don't know where tot start. This practical guide explains how to make the transition from hierarchy to self-management. We discuss the implications for team members, team coaches, managers and supporting staff, as well as the skills they need in order tot caary out their work effectively as part of a self-organization. We also give concrete tools to aid in effecticve communication, such as the Solution Diveren Method of Interaction, solution-oriented meetings, and approaches for handling conflict.

Self-Management, First Edition gives instructors flexibility in teaching self management skills & behavior changes. With this book, students can discuss the design of hypothetical self-management projects in class or design and carry out an actual project to change their own behaviors. More importantly, it will enable students to teach these skills to others, particularly clients in their future careers. A main feature of this text is the inclusion of application exercises. These exercises can serve two functions. First, they enable students to draw together their answers and solutions in the work sheets provided to form the basis for a program design. Second, the exercises get the students actively involved in the chapter material, promoting a more detailed and full understanding of the concepts and techniques.

Practical tools and other resources to help adolescents and adults improve their social success through better self-regulation, improved interpretation of social cues and other interpersonal skills, in order to lead successful independent lives.