Dr.

Stephen Covey

The
Seven Habits of
Highly Effective People
The Seven Habits
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

An Overview
 The Seven Habits
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

A Guide
To The
Process of
Personal Leadership
 The Seven Habits
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

An on-going Process of
Clarifying your Values and
Aligning your Life with
Timeless Principles.
The Seven Habits
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

DEFINITIONS
 The Seven Habits
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

HABITS:
 KNOWLEDGE
 SKILL
 DESIRE
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

EFFECTIVENESS:
A BALANCE BETWEEN
PRODUCTION
AND
PRODUCTION CAPABILITY

P/PC BALANCE
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

PARADIGMS

MAPS THROUGH WHICH WE SEE

THE WORLD
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

EMOTIONAL BANK ACCOUNT

 BE KIND
 BE HONEST
 KEEP PROMISES
 MANAGE ROLE EXPECTATIONS
 BE LOYAL
 SAY I’M SORRY
 Interdependence
Understand/ Synergize
Understood
Public
5 6
Victory
Think
Win-Win
4
Independence
3
First
Things First

1 Private 2
Be Victory Begin w/
Proactive End in Mind

Dependence
 The Maturity Continuum
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

 TheSeven Habits move us

progressively on a Maturity Continuum
from:
Interdependence
Independence
Dependence
 Habit 1: Be Proactive
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

TheHabit of
Personal Vision
 Habit 1: Be Proactive
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Recognizing that I have the

freedom and ability to
choose how I respond to
whatever happens to me!
 Proactive Model

Freedom
Stimulus to Response
Choose

Self - Independent
Awareness Will
Imagination Conscience
Circle of Concern/Circle of Influence

Circle of Concern

Circle of
Influence
Habit 2: Begin with the end in Mind
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

The Habit of
Personal
Leadership
Habit 2: Begin with the end in Mind
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

If you don’t know where

you are going, how will
you know when you get
there?
Habit 3: Put First Things First
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

The Habit of
Personal
Management
 Habit 3: Put First Things First
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Organize and execute

around priorities.
 The Time Management Matrix
Urgent Not Urgent
I II
Important

Crisis Prevention, PC activities

Pressing problems Relationship building
Deadline-driven projects Recognizing opportunities
Planning, Recreation
III IV
Not Important

Interruptions, Some calls Trivia, Busy work Some

Some mail, Some reports mail, Some calls Time
Some meetings Wasters Pleasant
Popular activities activities
 Habit 3: Put First Things First
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

It is easier to say “no” when

there is a deeper “yes”
burning inside.
 Habit 3 Put First Things First Long-
Term Organizing

Mission
Roles Goals
Statement
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

The Habit of Mutual

Benefit
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Win-Win means
seeking solutions that
allow every one to win.
 Habit 4: Think Win-Win
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Successful relationships
are built on a win-win
foundation.
 Habit 4: Think Win-Win
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

A Win-Win character consists

of three traits:
Integrity
Maturity
Abundance Mentality
 Habit 4: Think Win-Win
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

The abundance mentality is

empowering people.
Following the 3 Don’ts:
-- Don’t Compare
-- Don’t Compete
-- Don't Criticize
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand
then to be Understood
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

The Habit of
Communication
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand
then to be Understood
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

The deepest need of

the human soul is to
be understood.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

To truly understand,

we must listen to
more than words
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Empathy is listening
with the eyes and
the “heart.”
 Habit 5: Seek First to Understand
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Empathic listening is deep

listening, followed by
statements of what we
understand the other
person to be expressing.
 Habit 5: Seek First to Understand
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Empathic listening is a skill.

It is practiced through
“reflection” - stating as
clearly as possible what we
are understanding.
 Habit 6: Synergize
The Habit of Creative Cooperation

The Habit of
creative Cooperation
 Habit 6: Synergize
The Habit of Creative Cooperation

Value the
Differences
 Habit 6: Synergize
The Habit of Creative Cooperation

Synergy means one

plus one equals
three or more
 Habit 6: Synergize
The Habit of Creative Cooperation

Synergy is the
process that reveals
the Third Alternative.
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
The Habit of Self-Renewal

 The Habit of
Self-Renewal
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
The Habit of Self-Renewal

 PHYSICAL
 MENTAL
 SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL
 SPIRITUAL