Managing Self
Managing self means the ability and motivation to take responsibility for one's own behavior, to improve one's own performance, to manage one's own career and to adapt to an ever-changing environment.
Personal Organization and Time Management involves the ability to manage several tasks at once, the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
- SCSU Academic Learning Center has excellent resources for time management, study skills, memory improvement and note taking
- Some Hints On Planning A Better Study Schedule ( University of Minnesota)
- Thirteen Straight-Forward Time Management Tips ( University of Nebraska – Lincoln)
- Simple, Classic Time-Management System (University of Nebraska, Lincoln)
- Leadership and Time Management (by Don Clark)
- Tips for Managing Stress (Sweet Briar College)
- Gender, Work, Stress, and Health (Science Careers Magazine)
- Sharpening Your Skills: Career & Life Balance (HBS Working Knowledge)
Communication Skills: Public Speaking Skills, Presentation Skills, Writing Skills are essential skills for anyone in a leadership position. Communication skills are also top skills employers look for in graduates.
- SCSU Writing Center offers help with writing skills
- How to Give an Academic Talk (University of Michigan)
- How to Give a Good Talk (University of California)
- Presentation Disasters (Strategic Communications)
- 10 Tips for Public Speaking (Toastmasters International)
- Advanced Public Speaking Institute
- Brian's Common Errors in English (Washington State University)
- The Elements of Style (Online Full-Text Version) (by William Strunk, Jr.)
Work Ethic is a set of culturally-based values of hard work and diligence. Along with communication skills work ethic is among top skills sought by employers.
- Work Ethic and Work Ethics(Pennsylvania State University)
- Work Ethics of Different Generations (PDF) (University of Michigan)
- Work Ethic and Employment Status (Virginia Tech)
- Today's Work Ethic just No Longer Works(by Dale Dauten)
- On-line Lessons on Work Ethic(University of Georgia)
- Teaching The Moral Leader (HBS Working Knowledge)
