1.2 Demonstrating Personal Qualities - Managing Yourself

Doctors show leadership through managing themselves: organising and managing themselves while taking account of the needs and priorities of others.

Competent doctors:

• Manage the impact of their emotions on their behaviour with consideration of the impact on other 
• Are reliable in meeting their responsibilities and commitments to consistently high standards
• Ensure that their plans and actions are flexible, and take account of the needs and work patterns of others
• Plan their workload and activities to fulfil work requirements and commitments, without compromising their own health.

For more information on how these competences are applied, please click on Undergraduate, Postgraduate or Continuing Practice.