self-management
Directing your own affairs
Self-management is taking responsibility for regulating your own behavior, emotions, or affairs without external supervision.
In workplace contexts, it describes employees or teams who organize their own tasks and schedules: The company shifted to self-management, eliminating middle managers.
In health contexts, it refers to patients monitoring and treating their own conditions: diabetes self-management.
The term implies autonomy, discipline, and accountability.
Freedom from external control
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- agencyPower to act
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- freedomAbsence of constraint
decentralization · individualism · volition · choice · liberty · free will · autarky
Ranking by importance
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- planningArranging for future events
- workflowSequential task progression
- efficiencyProductive without waste
delegation · organization · goal-setting · deadlines · milestones · objectives · targets · benchmarks
Mental strength resisting impulse
- restraintControl over impulses
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
perseverance · determination · focus · rigor · orderliness · temperance · fortitude · steadfastness
Managing inner reactions
- impulse controlRegulating sudden urges
- composureEmotional self-control
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- patienceCalm during delays
moderation · coping · resilience · equanimity · reflection · introspection · emotional intelligence · grounding
Obligation for one's actions
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- conscientiousnessCareful attention to duty
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
trustworthiness · answerability · stewardship · commitment · duty · obligation · ethics · dependability
Lasting health impairment
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- symptom trackingDocumenting physical condition changes
- wellnessOverall state of health
- lifestylePersonal living pattern
diet · exercise · sleep hygiene · blood sugar · monitoring · health literacy · prevention · fitness
independence
Freedom from external control
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- agencyPower to act
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
freedom · decentralization · individualism · volition · choice · liberty · free will · autarky
prioritization
Ranking by importance
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- planningArranging for future events
- workflowSequential task progression
efficiency · delegation · organization · goal-setting · deadlines · milestones · objectives · targets · benchmarks · roadmap
willpower
Mental strength resisting impulse
- restraintControl over impulses
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
dedication · perseverance · determination · focus · rigor · orderliness · temperance · fortitude · steadfastness · structure
emotional control
Managing inner reactions
- impulse controlRegulating sudden urges
- composureEmotional self-control
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
patience · moderation · coping · resilience · equanimity · reflection · introspection · emotional intelligence · grounding · centering
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- conscientiousnessCareful attention to duty
integrity · trustworthiness · answerability · stewardship · commitment · duty · obligation · ethics · dependability · follow-through
chronic illness
Lasting health impairment
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- symptom trackingDocumenting physical condition changes
- wellnessOverall state of health
lifestyle · diet · exercise · sleep hygiene · blood sugar · monitoring · health literacy · prevention · fitness · nutrition
- autonomyfreedom, independence, free will, sovereignty, personal freedom
- patient carepatient care, patient safety, care planning, chronic care, home care
- workplace autonomyindependent work, decision making, discretion, ownership, personal responsibility
- worker democracyworker control, worker cooperatives, worker councils, workers councils, workplace democracy
- YugoslaviaYugoslavia, Tito, Belgrade, Serbia, Croatia
- student co-opsco-op housing, student housing, food co-ops, communal living
self-managementmicromanagement
Excessive supervisory control
supervision · command and control · oversight · top-down management · paternalism
self-managementdependence
State of needing another
dependency · helplessness · subordination · submissiveness · passivity
self-managementmicromanagement
Excessive supervisory control
top-down management · close supervision · command structure · centralized control · bossing
self, manage, manager, management, selfless, self-control, selfhood, decision-making, goal setting