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DR. STEPHEN R. COVEY
Be PR
OACT
IV E
2. BEGIN WITH THE END IN
MIND
 3. PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST
• WE SHOULD LEARN TO
PRIORITIZE
• WE SHOULD LEARN TO
IDENTIFY WHAT IS
SIGNIFICANT VS. WHAT IS
IMPORTANT.
4. THINK WIN WIN (WE ARE
ALL WINNERS)
• It is a frame of mind and heart that
constantly seeks mutual benefit in all
human interactions.
• It means that all agreements and solutions
are mutually beneficial and mutually
satisfying.
DIMENSIONS OF A WIN-WIN SENARIO
• CHARACTER – The foundation of a
win-win paradigm.
• ESSENTIAL TRAITS
• Integrity
• Maturity
• Abundance MENTALITY
• CHARACTER - The nature of choosing
the right decision or making the right
disposition in any given point in time
• A GOOD NAME is rather to be chosen
than great riches, and loving favor
rather than silver and gold.
A CLOSER LOOK INTO YOUR TRAITS
• INTEGRITY – The value that we place on
ourselves. ( Let us keep our commitments to
ourselves as well as to others, otherwise our
commitments become meaningless)
• MATURITY – It is the balance of courage and
considerations. ( If a person can express his
feelings and convictions with courage
balanced with considerations for the feelings
and convictions of another person he is
DEEMED MATURE)
ABUNDANCE MENTALITY VS. SCARCITY
MENTALITY
• The paradigm of SHARING vs. the paradigm of
HOARDING.
• There is plenty out there and enough to spare for
everybody”
• Success
• Recognition
• Fame and Glory
• Power and Authority
• Profit
• Decision making function
5. SEEK TO UNDERSTAND THEN TO BE
UNDERSTOOD
EMPHATIC LISTENING
• Listening with the intent to understand.
• DIAGNOSE FIRST BEFORE YOU PRESCRIBE
• Let us try to eliminate the Barriers of Communication
ü Natural Barriers
ü Semantics
ü Jargons
ü Personal Biases (Pre-judicium)
ü Credibility Issue
ü Feedback
 6. SYNERGIZE
SYNERGISTIC EFFECT
• The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
“No man is an island entire of itself, every man is
piece of the continent, part of the main”
• Teamwork/ Team building/ Development of Unity
and Creativity
• Management by Objectives
• Following the EGALITARIAN Principle
 EGALITARIAN
• The Egalitarian Principle
• Egalite – Equality
• EACH EMPLOYEE CAN PRACTICE/ APPLY
AUTONOMOUSLY WITHOUT CLOSE
SUPERVISION BECAUSE THEY ARE TO BE
TRUSTED
7. SHARPEN THE SAW
SUCCESS IS A ‘LLLP’ THEORY
“LIFE LONG LEARNING
PROCESS”
 BALANCED RENEWAL
• DIMENSIONS OF A BALANCED RENEWAL
üPHYSICAL (Physiological Needs) – Exercise,
Nutrition, Stress Management
üMENTAL – Visualizing, Planning, Conceptualizing,
training and Development
üSOCIAL/EMOTIONAL – Service, Empathy, Synergy,
Intrinsic security
üSPIRITUAL – Value clarification, Commitment,
Study and Meditation
 THE 8
TH HABIT

“FROM
EFFECTIVENESS TO
GREATNESS”
“4 PARTS OF HUMAN
NATURE”
Mind

Spirit

Heart Body
 THE OBJECTIVE
“To integrate the 4 dimensions
into one synergistic whole so that
you can FIND YOUR VOICE and
INSPIRE OTHERS TO FIND THEIRS.”
 Mind
CE TALENT

Spirit
VOI

Conscience

Heart Body
PASSION NEED
 5 METASTASIZING CANCERS
• CRITICIZING
• COMPLAINING
• COMPARING
• COMPETING
• CONTENDING
 The THREE Hardwired Birth
Gifts
• Freedom and Power to
Choose
THE • Principles
HIRD

EVEN (Universal/Timeless/ Self-

N TO

evident)
• Four Intelligences
THE T
NSI O
RS

IQ= MIND
OTHE

EQ= HEART
DI M E

PQ= BODY
SQ= SPIRIT
 THE CONTRAST
• Unlike IQ, which computers have and EQ,
which exists in higher mammals, SQ is
uniquely human and the most fundamental of
the three.
• It is linked to humanity’s need for meaning, an
issue very much at the forefront of people’s
minds.
• SQ is what we use to develop longing and
capacity for MEANING, VISION, and VALUE.
 SQ THE ESSENCE OF HUMANITY
• It allows us to DREAM and to STRIVE.
• It underlies the things we believe in and the
role our beliefs and values play in the actions
we take.
• IT IS IN ESSENCE WHAT MAKES US HUMAN.
 eds Mind
TO LEARN

le
eop
r ne

Spirit
TO LEAVE A
of p

LEGACY
Fou

Heart Body
TO LOVE TO LIVE
 Mind
USE ME CREATIVELY
N
OB
LE
I
SON
LE J
WHO

Spirit
SERVING HUMAN
NEEDS IN
PER
WHO

PRINCIPLED WAYS

Heart
Body
TREAT ME
PAY ME FAIRLY
KINDLY
 FOUR ASSUMPTIONS
• BODY: Assume you’ve had a heart attack; NOW LIVE
ACCORDINGLY.
• HEART: Assume everything you say about another, they
can overhear, NOW SPEAK ACCORDINGLY (Always be
loyal to the absent if you want to retain the loyalty of
those who are present. Integrity means you live by the
same set of principles on the totality of your life.)
• MIND: Assume the half life of your profession is two
years, NOW PREPARE ACCORDINGLY. (The constant
need to invest in your education – KNOWLEDGE
ECONOMY.
• SPIRIT: Assume you have a one-on-one communication
with your CREATOR; NOW LIVE ACCORDINGLY.
 Mind
VISION

IFE
ED,
GA
D,
NCE

UL L
RAT
DIN

Spirit
A

CONSCIENCE
ERF
LEA

G
BAL
E
INT
POW

Heart Body
PASSION DISCIPLINE
 HIGHEST LEVEL OF HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
• VISION – Seeing the potential in another person.
Someone believed in you when you didn’t believe in
yourself. A perfect example of helping others find
their VOICE.
• DISCIPLINE – The power to subordinate what you
want now to what you want eventually. The death
bed research is all about families, love ones and the
contribution that they are making. (Abraham
Maslow said self transcendence is more important
than self actualization.
• PASSION
• CONSCIENCE – MUST GOVERN THE FIRST THREE.
 WHY IS THE 8 HABIT IS SO
TH
RELEVANT TODAY?
• 5 ECONOMIC ERAS OF MANKIND
• Hunters, Gatherers and Fishing
• Agricultural (Social dislocation/downsized)
• Industrial age (specialization, mass production,
efficiency, supply side management)
• Information age (is no longer a world of
controlling people but it is the world of unleashing
people) – ALIENATION OCCURS
• The age of wisdom to bring principles that comes
from all the other ages
PRINCIPLE – CENTERED LEADERSHIP
ORGANIZATIONAL
GREATRNESS
(MISSION, VISION, VALUES,
CO-MISSIONING

EXECUTION
LEADERSHIP GREATNESS
PERSONAL GREATNES
(MODELLING THE 7
(7 HABITS LEADING TO
HABITS LEADING TO THE
THE 8TH HABIT – FINDING
YOUR OWN VOICE AND 8TH HABIT – FINDING
INSPIRE OTHERS TO FIND YOUR OWN VOICE AND
THEIRS INSPIRE OTHERS TO FIND
THEIRS
 CONCLUSION
• Create a culture of RESPOSIBILITY not BLAME.
The whole purpose of Leadership
Effectiveness is to EMPOWER OTHER PEOPLE
so that you help them find their voice. Their
strength is made productive and their
weaknesses is made irrelevant to the strength
of other people because of developing a
complementary team