Personal mastery is the first such characteristic set forth by Peter Senge. These skills and competencies are learning, personal organization and time management, personal strengths, and problem-solving and analytic abilities. The first skill of managing self is learning . Learning takes place when we gain and accumulate knowledge from our everyday experiences. To do so requires the individual to compare and integrate their experiences and evaluate their usefulness in such ways that they become better at achieving the outcomes of their position.
Managers have the responsibility of providing opportunities for staff development.
Individuals have the responsibility to ensure that they continuously take full advantage of such opportunities. Personal organization and time management first involve setting priorities. Unless one understands the relative importance of the objectives that are to be accomplished they cannot complete them in the most effective manner. Secondly, managing several tasks at once is needed to address the complexity of work today and thus is a requirement of every knowledge worker. Finally, it is essential to be able to allocate time efficiently to meet deadlines.