self-management

noun

1. the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
2. skill in managing; executive ability: great management and tact.
3. the person or persons controlling and directing the affairs of a business, institution, etc.: The store is under new management.
4. executives collectively, considered as a class (distinguished from labor).

noun

1. the members of the executive or administration of an organization or businessSee also line management, middle management, top management
2. managers or employers collectively
3. the technique, practice, or science of managing, controlling or dealing withanger management
4. the skilful or resourceful use of materials, time, etc
5. the specific treatment of a disease, disorder, etc

n.1590s, “act of managing,” from manage + -ment. Meaning “governing body” (originally of a theater) is from 1739. The body of individuals who run major businesses, usually without owning them but often with the reward of stock options.