self management skills 2 Flashcards
result orientation
Result orientation is a term used to describe a person’s
ability to recognise what results are important and the
steps needed to be taken to achieve them. It means to
focus on the result of an assigned task
result orientation
describes an individual or organisation that focusses on
outcome rather than the process that has been used to
produce a product or deliver a service.
How to become result oriented?
- Set clear goals:
- ) Prepare an action plan: It gives a detail of the steps to be taken
to achieve the target. - Use the right resources and tools: One must
evaluate the resources and tools needed to
achieve those results and whether they are
available - Communicate with mentors and peers:
- Make a calendar: One must make a calendar to
monitor the progress at regular intervals. - Work hard: One must work hard and believe in
one’s dreams.
Each action, step or change
should include the following information.
- What changes will occur after the actions?
- Who will carry out the changes?
- When will the changes take place?
- How long will the changes stay?
- What resources are needed to carry out
the changes? - Who should know and what should be
communicated?
Goal setting
Goal setting helps us to understand what we want,
how to achieve it and how do we measure our success.
Writing a goal requires that we should understand its
purpose and objective.
how to
define a goal.
- Identify what the goal is about, for example,
customer satisfaction, speeding up the delivery
process, etc. - understand How the goal would make a difference
SMART
SMART goals
- S: Specific
Goals should be stated in specific terms. - M: Measurable
Goals should always be measurable. - A: Action‑oriented
Goals do not just come true on their own. - R: Realistic
There are few things more damaging to our sense of
self-efficacy than setting ourselves up for failure. - T: Timely
Goals must have deadlines
Self-awareness
Self-awareness is about understanding one’s own
needs, desires, habits, traits, behaviours and feelings.
Steps towards self‑awareness
- The first step for practicing self-awareness is
gaining a greater awareness of one’s emotions - The second step to practising self-awareness is
making a habit of tracking one’s feelings - The third step for practising self-awareness is
expanding one’s practice to areas of life beyond
the person’s feelings.
Personality
Personality is a cluster of thoughts, feelings and
behaviours that make a person unique and different
from others.
Personality traits
Personality traits are defined as relatively lasting
patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviours that
distinguish individuals from one another.
personality development
personality development is the development of an
organised pattern of behaviours and attitudes that
makes a person distinctive.
- Personality development
occurs by the ongoing interaction of temperament,
character and environment. Culture also plays an
important role in shaping personalities.
There are five parameters that describe an
individual’s personality. These five dimensions are also
called the ‘Big Five Factors
‘Five Factor Model’, which is abbreviated
as FFM
- Openness: Individuals with openness to
experience are, generally, creative, curious, active,
flexible and adventurous. - Consciousness: Individuals, who listen to their
conscience, - Extraversion: Extroverts are individuals, who
love interacting with people around and are,
generally, talkative. - Agreeableness: Individuals having such a trait are,
generally, kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm
and considerate - Neuroticism: Neuroticism is a trait, wherein,
individuals show tendency towards anxiety,
other similar
negative feelings.
