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self-management

noun

  1. competence to make a personal and professional development largely independent of external influences
  2. form of management where the organization gives freedom and shows trust in the individual employee to lead themselves
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From self- + management.

  1. a form of management encompassing self-directed work processes by an organization's workforce with or without joint control by workers and management.

    The self-management idea has many variants. All the workers may manage together directly, by means of an assembly, or indirectly by electing a supervisory board. They may manage in co-operation with a group of specialized managers or they may do without them.