Managing Yourself and Others for Effective Performance

Abstract

Success in life is dependent upon how an individual handles the issues of life from infancy through maturity to the declining stage. In other words, whatever you give to life is what you get in return. Your ability to manage yourself successfully will lead to your managing others successfully as well. This paper attempts to guide individuals on how they can manage themselves and others for effective performance. The paper started with the introduction, meaning of what managing yourself is was explained, the concepts of self-awareness, selfconfidence, self-regulation, managing worry and anxiety, empathy for others and managing yourself for excellence were discussed. The useful tips for managing yourself were articulated. The paper concludes that you can be whatever you
want to be in life, if only you know what you want to be, and you are focused, persistent, articulate and committed to achieving your dream.

KEYWORDS: Management – Yourself Managing for Excellence