Manage Yourself

Ever feel like there isn’t enough time in the day, especially when you spend the majority of it sitting in meetings? That this limitation in time impacts your ability to communicate with the team, stifling their performance? You are not alone. Many new majors struggle in their roles as organizational leaders, where the volume of information and tasks is substantially greater than as a Company Grade Officer. Since the first step to managing your staff is managing yourself, this page provides key tools focused on you, the Iron Major.

Here are some key tools to assist in your journey as an organizational leader:

Outlook Inbox: Be the Master, Not the Slave

It’s Not About You

Emotional Intelligence

Managing Your Time. Managing Your Priorities.

A Major’s Guide to Communication

The Executive Officer

Life After S3 and XO

A Mindset to Lead

Make the Most of Your Time in Graduate School

The Top 5 Lessons I Learned in SAMS

Other Resources:

Getting Things Done Review

How to Prioritize Your Work When Your Manager Doesn’t

Ready to think about managing your team? Start here!

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