Week 1 Saturday, 2 November 2019 2:42 pm By the end of this week you should be able to: · explain how self-management can be applied through POLC · explain the four functions of management: Planning, Organising, Leading and Controlling (POLC). The Functions of Management - POLC The process of setting objectives and determining how to accomplish them. Planning Controlling The process of measuring performance and taking action to ensure the planned outcomes are achieved. Organising Leading The process of arranging resources (including people) to work together to accomplish a goal. The process of inspiring oneself (or others) to work hard to accomplish important tasks. POLC (2017) created by Swinburne Online Applying self management through POLC Self-management [A] process through which individuals control their own behaviour, influencing and leading themselves through the use of specific sets of behavioural and cognitive strategies. (Neck & Houghton 2006, p. 270) Planning . Planning is integral to successful outcomes and the first step is goal setting · Goals should be SMART S pecific Measurable A chievable Relevant T ime-bound . According to Locke and Latham (2002), Goals should be challenging - they should extend you without breaking you. Feedback should also be available so you can measure whether you are on track for these goals. Your goals should also be focused on achieving things you have control over. . The focus of your goal should be on what you want to learn rather than the outcome (Seijts & Latham 2005). This allows you more control over the process. Organising
Organising, in the context of self-management, is pulling together all the resources that you'll need to achieve your goals. These include Time - personal SWOT analysis · People - you can lean on for assistance, support, knowledge such as peers, parents, eLAs - study timetables · Work environment - distraction free, quiet, productive · Work equipment - laptop, supporting software, internet · Library - resources Leading Leadership is about motivating and inspiring work effort. This can be applied to yourself as much as it can to other people. But then there is procrastination. To reduce procrastination Controlling Feedforward controls (before the task) These controls are applied at the first stage: . What are the requirements of the task? . Have you read the criteria for the assignment task? . Do you know what the final outcome is? · What steps (subtasks) do you need to complete to accomplish the task? Concurrent controls (during the task) These controls are applied at the second stage: · How well are you progressing in the task? . Are you on track according to your plan? . How well does your work meet the task requirements? Feedback controls (after the task)-sometimes called reflective practice (Schon 1983) These controls are applied at the third stage: . How well did you meet the task requirements? · What would you do better next time?