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November 22, 2010
Self-Management Might Be The Ticket To Happy Employees
By John Vinson
Imagine you're a dedicated employee to a company, or even a prospective employee, who's looking for work. You hear that the company you're working for, or applying to, allows for a work environment which promotes "self-management". This might lead you to ask ‘What is self-management?'. This term means goals, deadlines, and assignments are all designated by employees instead of managers. In essence, allowing employees to define their careers instead of others.

This story about a professor who was looking for a way to have students turn homework in on time, is a parallel for how self-management could work in the office. The professor was becoming troubled with students turning in their work on time. He was trying to come up with ideas on how to get them to meet deadlines. This is when he brainstormed the idea of having them create their own deadlines and submitting their work based on their own due dates.

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