Self Management: Individual and Organizational Levels

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to present some Western and Eastern philosophical concepts and their references to self management by an individual in the context of the concepts of many homines: homo energeticus, homo sociologicus (sociology), homo teleologicus (praxiology) and the concept of psychological costs incurred by the organization. In particular, the author intends to answer the questions: 1) How important is the internal energy of an individual in management of their own potential? 2) How does an individual dissipate and accumulate energy? 3) What kind of tools both Eastern and Western cultures have developed for an individual to personal development? 4) Does organizational culture impact the mental costs incurred by employees? The main hypothesis of the article can be expressed as follows: the cultures of both the West and the East have developed a range of tools and methods for serving good psychophysical condition of individuals and thus to build the organizational culture of innovation, responsibility and trust. These tools and methods are now, in the era of the Internet and diffusion of cultures, the heritage of all mankind. Entrepreneurship is considered widely as a lonely journey. Entrepreneurs often lament the need for greater peer support. Heightened selfmanagement especially using the tools identified could reduce the need of the entrepreneur for external support mechanisms.