Posts tagged with: Covey

The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People – Conclusion, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Week 8

Over the past few weeks, I have chronicled my re-read of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. As I noted when I began this endeavor, this book and the... Read More

Sharpening The Saw, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Week 7

The final habit in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is Sharpening the Saw. This habit reminds us that who and where we are today can’t be who or... Read More

Synergize, Then To Be Understood, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Week 6

The sixth habit is synergy. Synergy is present when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. For example, data from the University of Texas suggests that in... Read More

Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Week 5

Communication is the act of giving or receiving understanding. It is a critical skill in every part of our lives. To fully communicate, the person receiving must understand what is... Read More

Think Win/Win, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Week 4

The fourth habit, Think Win/Win, shifts the focus from an internal point of view to habits that affect how we interact with the world around us. This shift is critical... Read More

Put First Things First, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Week 3

In Habit Two of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, we identify what is important for our lives (Begin With The End In Mind). In the third habit, we... Read More

Begin With The End In Mind, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Week 2

The second habit in Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is ‘Begin With The End In Mind’.  This translates to first understanding what is important to you... Read More

7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Introduction and Habit One, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Week 1

This week, we revisit a re-edited version of the re-read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. Approximately 33 years ago, I was in the middle... Read More