What Is Self Management?
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Self-Management is the organizational philosophy represented by individuals freely and autonomously performing the traditional functions of management (planning, organizing, coordinating, staffing, directing, controlling) without mechanistic hierarchy or arbitrary, unilateral command authority over others.
Effective Self-Management relies on two key principles. First, individuals should not use force against other people or their property. Second, individuals should respect and uphold the commitments they have made to others. These two key principles provide the foundation for most of our current legal system, both civil and criminal. When people act in accordance with these principles, the result is a peaceful and harmonious civil society. When people work in organizations with these principles, there are no barriers to becoming engaged, collaborative and lofty performers.
Principles are commonly defined as fundamental, general or primary laws or truths. An example of a principle of physics is the law of gravity. Human beings can freely choose to respect the law of gravity or not. If a person chooses to ignore the law of gravity and jumps off a tall building, it is likely that the result will be negative. Similarly, when a person chooses to use force against others (or the property of others), or to renege on a commitment, the consequences are usually negative. Alternatively, when human beings uphold these two key principles, they help themselves and others to thrive, prosper and pursue happiness.