FTMBA2026 From Stress to Success: Self-Management Tools to Increase Your Productivity & Well-Being

Course Content

In today’s fast-paced business world, mastering selfmanagement

is essential for success. This course introduces

students to key concepts of self-management, focusing on

perceptions and self-awareness in stressful situations as well as

self-control and habits as key factors to improve time

management. Grounded in the newest scientific evidence, the

course equips you with knowledge on how to manage stress,

enhance productivity, and sustain well-being. Through several

exercises, you will not only gain knowledge but directly apply it to

praxis. In sum, you will learn to increase your self-awareness,

cultivate positive habits, maintain self-control, and optimize your

time management.

Intended Learning Outcomes and Competencies

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Explain the Role of Self-Management in

Organizational Behavior:

Articulate the connection between self-management and

organizational success, applying concepts from

organizational behavior literature.

2. Analyze and Enhance Perception and Self-

Awareness:

Assess their own perception, self-awareness, and selfcontrol,

identifying strengths and areas for improvement.

3. Develop and Apply Effective Self-Control Strategies:

Implement techniques for self-control to better manage

impulses and maintain focus on long-term goals.

4. Create and Sustain Productive Habits:

Develop strategies for building and maintaining habits

that enhance productivity and personal well-being.

5. Optimize Time Management for Increased

Productivity:

Apply time management principles to prioritize tasks,

reduce procrastination, and achieve work-life balance.

Instruction Type

In-class participation.

Form of Examination

As this is a workshop, no grading is involved.

Literature

Optional Readings:

Bailey, C. (2011).The Productivity Project. Random House.

Burkman, O. (2021). Four thousand weeks: Time management

for mortals. Macmillan USA.

Clear, J., (2018). Atomic habits. Random House Business.

Nawaz., S. (2021). Be more realistic about the time you have.

Harvard Business Review.

Wu, S., Smallman, R., & Smith, P. K. (2024). Self-control signals

and affords power. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000457

Zhu, M., Yang, Y., & Hsee, C. K. (2018). The mere urgency

effect. Journal of Consumer Research, 45(3), 673-690.

Podcasts:

• Inattentional Blindness with Daniel Simons - Interview

with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

• OPTIMIZE with Brian Johnson: Interview: Willpower with

Roy Baumeister

• Tony Robbins Podcast: The #1 Secret to Productivity

• Becoming Better: 7: Discovering your biological prime

time