8/15/2005

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

"The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People became a blueprint for personal development when it was published in 1990. The Seven Habits are said by some to be easy to understand but not as easy to apply. Don't let the challenge daunt you: The 'Seven Habits' are a remarkable set of inspirational and aspirational standards for anyone who seeks to live a full, purposeful and good life, and are applicable today more than ever, as the business world becomes more attuned to humanist concepts....

stephen covey's seven habits of highly effective people®

habit 1 - be proactive...
habit 2 - begin with the end in mind...
habit 3 - put first things first...
habit 4 - think win-win...
habit 5 - seek first to understand and then to be understood...

habit 6 - synergize
Covey says this is the habit of creative co-operation - the principle that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, which implicitly lays down the challenge to see the good and potential in the other person's contribution.

habit 7 - sharpen the saw
This is the habit of self renewal, says Covey, and it necessarily surrounds all the other habits, enabling and encouraging them to happen and grow. Covey interprets the self into four parts: the spiritual, mental, physical and the social/emotional, which all need feeding and developing."

From this businessballs.com article. For a much more detailed, but yet easily digestable summary, see Seven Habits Discussion Guide from leaderu.com