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Effective Management

Managing your life, resources and goals. Effective Management. Did you know?. Experts know that management skills is the #1 skill needed by young people who enter college after they graduate from high school. Self management can also help you as you transition to high school.

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Effective Management

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  1. Managing your life, resources and goals Effective Management

  2. Did you know? • Experts know that management skills is the #1 skill needed by young people who enter college after they graduate from high school. • Self management can also help you as you transition to high school

  3. Management in a nut shell “Using what you got to get what you want” • What does this mean? • In other words, management is using resources to reach goals

  4. Activity 1: What do my family and I need to manage? • On a sheet of paper • Count to line 10 on your paper. Draw a solid line under line 10 • In the space above that line draw a diagram that looks like this: Management Write as many things you can think of that your family and you need to manage in daily living

  5. Activity 2 • On a sheet of paper list everything you want • You have 5 minutes • Rate your wants (#1 being I really want this) • Today we will study ways to manage what we have in order to get what we want

  6. Wants Affect Management • Wants are endless, everyone wants something • Not everyone shares the same wants • Compare your top 5 wants with the person next to you • How do they differ? Why?

  7. Values • Values affect your wants, goals and the choices you make • Values are things that are important to you • It could also be a relationship or a belief • The following values are commonly held by many people: health, beauty, friends, comfort, respect, spiritual beliefs, wealth, education • Not everyone holds all these

  8. Types of Values • Personal: I value education by my sister does not • Family: My family values eating supper together each night • Cultural: As an American I place value on freedom, such as the freedom of speech • Give an example of a personal and family value

  9. People give priority to different values as their needs/ wants change. Using column 1 match to the most likely value in column 2. • Teens • Parents • Grandparents • Health • Friends • Community Service

  10. Goals • A task you wish to accomplish • Outcome you desire • Important because they identify what you want Did you know? Those who set goals and work toward them are more likely to be happy and accomplish/ receive what they want than a person who simply lets things happen.

  11. Goal! • When you think about what is important to you (value) and what you want you are goal setting • To help reach goals: • Be realistic: None of you will fly to the moon this week(but maybe in the future) • Write goals and post in a place where you will see it often

  12. Activity 3:Other ways to reach goals • Prioritizing: organizing items in order of importance • Self-disciplined: making yourself work on what is important to you • Ask for help if you need it • Prioritize a list of things you need to do afterschool today • How does prioritizing help people reach goals?

  13. Activity 4 • Long-term goal: goal for the future (years from now) • Write a long-term goal (could be future career, going to college, etc.) • Short-term goal: goal for near future (hours-several weeks) • List short-term goals that will help you accomplish your long-term goal

  14. Failing to reach goals • Common reasons people don’t reach goals: • People are unsure of what they want (fix: be specific) • Lack of needed resources such as time or money (fix: work on improving or locating available resources) • Lack of commitment: If you are committed to a goal you would willing give up something to obtain your goal (fix: work)

  15. What happen? Why did my goal fail? • Jolene wanted to save her allowance for a new pair of shoes. At the end of the month she was broke. • Reggie planned to lose 2 lbs this week. Instead he gained 2 lbs. • Maria wanted an A on her assignment but got a C. • Cody wanted to build a squirrel-proof birdhouse, but could not build one that worked

  16. Management Skills: • Planning: Think it through • Organizing: Put first things first • Implementing plans: Just do it • Evaluating: Just catching up

  17. Reflection: • Referring to activity 1, how does this activity reflect effective management? How about the other activities? (Identify each activity prior to answering the question) • Throughout this presentation we have mentioned effective management. Can there be ineffective management? Give an example.

  18. The Decision Making Model • Used to help you make decisions, solve problems, or reach goals • Step 1: Define the problem • Step 2: Identify possible solutions • Step 3: Consider how choices relate to goals • Step 4: Identify acceptable choices • Step 5: Decide and act • Step 6: Evaluate

  19. Use this process and determine are you more like a feather or a rock • Step 1: Define the problem • Step 2: Identify possible solutions • Step 3: Consider how choices relate to goals • Step 4: Identify acceptable choices • Step 5: Decide and act • Step 6: Evaluate Your turn: Use the Management Process and determine are you like a feather or a rock (not in the literal sense)

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