The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen Covey authored the book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to offer his expert, professional, and personal insight of seven habits, or traits, exhibited by effective people. While outlining the seven habits, he emphasizes that each previous habit is the building block for the next. He also shows how all the habits are tied together to effectively transition through the growth stages of dependence to independence to interdependence to become an effective person.
The Habits
Covey explains that the following seven habits are exhibited by effective people.
Be proactive
Begin with the end in mind
Put first things first
Think win/win
Seek first to understand, then to be
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As people, we mostly listen to a person with intent to answer. We do not emphatically listen to the other person and try to really understand what they are feeling and what their viewpoint is. If we begin to truly understand people when we are engaged in a conversation, they will notice this and begin to open up even more.
Habit 6: Synergize
Synergy, by definition, is when the whole is greater than the sum of the parts (Merriam - Webster 1997). To synergize is to work closely and cooperate with others to find a creative, non-compromising solution that is equally beneficial to all parties. This is very closely related to the "think win/win" habit. When you communicate synergistically, you are opening your eyes, heart, and mind to new options, ideas, and thoughts. By doing so, you will foster win/win situations, as well as, satisfy habit two, "begin with the end in mind," because the end is a win/win situation.
By employing habits four through six, Covey says public victory will have been achieved and the paradigm shift from independence to interdependence will have been made. However, there is one last habit to employ: habit seven, "sharpen the saw."
Habit 7: Sharpen The Saw
To "sharpen the saw" is referring to keeping yourself sharp. In other words, you are the saw. It is a cycle of renewal to become better, keener, and more effective. In order to accomplish this, Covey breaks the cycle of renewal down into four dimensions: Physical, Mental, Social/Emotional, and
Over the summer, I read a book titled, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Convey. The seven habits described in this book were being proactive, Beginning with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand, then to be understood; synergize, and sharpen the saw. The first habit Being proactive means not to make choices on impulse. it means to evaluate the situation before making a desicion. for example, two years ago when i had friends that talked behind my back i just moved on and found better friends rather than be mean to them or excluding them out of my way. The second habit Beginning with the end in mind means to think ahead at what your goals are and start working towards them. My goal for the eight grade year was to recieve a 95% or higher score in all of my classes. in order to realize this goal i worked hard through the year on assignments and and sometimes did more than what was expected of me during projects. in the end, though,
Dr. Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People are (1)be pro-active, (2) begin with the end in mind, (3) put first
Chapter 7 discusses Covey 's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Using this model, argue for "doing your duty" (what you "have to" do) vs. initiating new ideas (see attachment) such as product service innovation, improve account/client services, operations/process improvements, and influencing your boss to make helpful changes. Identify at least 3 specific habits you will change that might make an impact on your boss (or higher levels) in your organization?
Covey’s fourth habit, think win-win, is all about interacting with others. This habit is particularly important to me because I have grown up in a household of
Covey, S. R. (1989). The 7 habits of highly effective people. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
My first reaction to the Seven Habits Profile results was speechless. When I start to think what it takes to become an effective leader versus manager I start by evaluating the traits, skills, emotion intelligence and among other attributes of the personality. The next process of my thinking is self-evaluating myself to see if I possess those elements. The video was an eye opening revelation considering what I consider an effective leader aligns with The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. The seven habits of the video are with the first step respectively: 1) be proactive, 2) begin with the end in mind, 3) put first things first, 4) think win-win, 5) seek first to understand, then to be understood, 6) synergize, and 7) sharpen the saw (Covey, 1990). By evaluating my chosen leadership theory: trait, along with the seven habits I gained a better scope of an effective leader. The overall results demonstrated that I was aligned with the Seven Habits principles ranging from very good to outstanding.
In this book, he talks about the 7 common traits or habits that people that are successful in life all have in common. Those habits are 1.Be proactive 2.Begin with the end in mind 3. Put first things first 4.Think win-win 5.Seek first to understand, then to be understood 6.Synergize and lastly 7.Sharpen the saw. Those were Stevens 7 habits, but Sean have different ones that explained the first ones more. They are 1. Take responsibility for your life 2. Define your mission and goals in life 3.Prioritize and do the most important things first 4. Have an everyone-can-win attitude 5.Listen to people sincerely 6.Work together to acheive more and 7.Renew your self
If practiced, the 7 habits Stephen and Sean Covey referred in their books will make the readers able to control their lives, to do more in fewer time, improve relationships with other people, improve self confidence, rehab from addiction, be happy, find the balances between the time for
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After completing the Seven Habits Profile, it helped me discover my strong traits as well as some traits I need improvement on to help me become a well-rounded leader. In the Seven Habits Profile I had to answer statements from nine categories. I will be discussing my top three categories (Emotional Bank Account, Think Win Win, and Synergize) as well as my bottom three (Life Balance, Seek First to Understand, and Sharpen the Saw).
The Law of Attraction states that one sends out signals into the universe through predominant thoughts and feelings. Accordingly, the universe reciprocates whatever the individual is fixated upon, positive or negative. In another article dealing with the Law, I established that the Law of Attraction will work with any system of faith, or lack there of. In this lesson, we will discuss another fundamental aspect of the Law of Attraction; once the individual begins to apply the law's teachings, said individual must anticipate resistance.
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Stephen R. Covey first wrote the self-help book entitled, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, this book has since opened the eyes and hearts to millions of people throughout the world. After discovering the success that so many individuals encountered and still encountering, Dr. Covey decided to write the sequel entitled, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness. This habit is explained as, “Finding your voice, your calling, your soul’s code and inspire others to do the same.” What does that mean exactly and how would one implement that particular habit into the business world? It is simple really, that is if you know what it is that you are working towards, having an end in mind. With some direction, a foundation, and a