Reflect, Adjust and Perform – the Three Pillars of Self-Management
Psychology professor Annet de Lange, explains what constitutes effective self-management and which factors are likely to contribute to better personal navigation through the current storm. Learning, setting achievable goals and then achieving them, are the key to cultivating self-efficacy.
Key insights
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Self-management is a unique human ability: It is comprised of our ability to self-reflect; to adjust to changing circumstances; and to behave in line with our chosen action plan.
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Specifically, self-efficacy is the ability to create a personal action plan, believe in one’s abilities and carry out the plan successfully: Self-efficacy can be high or low, depending on the extent to which these can be achieved.
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Self-efficacy defines how you perform in the storm: Good planning coupled with sticking to your desirable behaviour, mark your level of resilience during a crisis. It starts with a willingness to learn and grow from any given situation.
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Competitiveness may improve performance slightly, but the drive for self-progress yields better and healthier performance results: Figuring out what makes you progress as a human being is less stressful and more effective than comparing yourself to others.
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Can you do what Martin can?
To help you keep your energy levels high and stay positive throughout your day it is essential to take breaks regularly. To help you get more out of your downtime, Martin Pet, a seasoned sport and performance psychologist and physiologist, will challenge you to perform a wide range of exercises that will do just that.
About the crew member
Annet de Lange • Professor in Work and Organizational Psychology
Prof. dr. de Lange works as Professor Work and Organizational Psychology at Open University Heerlen and specializes in succesful aging at work and self-management. She is also a Professor Human Resource Management (Lector) at the HAN University of Applied Sciences in Arnhem and Nijmegen, and an affiliate Professor at the University of Stavanger in Norway.
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Reflect, Adjust and Perform – the Three Pillars of Self-Management
Prof. Dr. Annet de Lange on the inner drive for personal progress
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