The ability to work independently is a crucial workplace skill that is noticed and appreciated by busy managers and supervisors. Employees who can set their own goals, manage their time and workload and take responsibility for their actions are invaluable in all lines of work. In the bookshop, the opportunity to earn a promotion in the future interrupts all of Emma’s more urgent short-term goals. Meanwhile, Martin realises that getting a job done quickly rarely means getting it done well when he runs into a smelly situation for which only he can be blamed. In this interactive video, viewers see self-management (and the lack of it!) in action.

Originally released by ClickView/VEA, 2018. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 18, 2019.

Self Management (9:31); .