Stephen Covey
Stephen R. Covey (1932-2012) was the author of the best selling The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and other management and business titles. He earned an MBA at Harvard and a doctorate in Mormon Church History and Doctrine from Brigham Young University.
Stephen Covey’s book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
See also: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People are:[1]
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 (Creative cooperation. Working with another/others to create something greater than you could do alone)[2]
7. Sharpen the Saw (Sharpen your skills)
| The 7 Habits of Successful People | |
|---|---|
| Habit 1 - Be proactive | Private Victory |
| Habit 2 - Begin with the end in mind | |
| Habit 3 - Put first things first | |
| Habit 4 - Think win-win | Public Victory |
| Habit 5 - Seek first to understand, then to be understood | |
| Habit 6 - Synergize | |
| Habit 7 - Sharpen the saw | Renewal |
Proactive as defined by Stephen Covey means that you don't just let life happen to you, and don't respond "by instinct" like a dog.[3]
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Notes
- ↑ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- ↑ Habit 6: Synergize
- ↑ Broadly what is meant by that is to focus our efforts and attention on the long-term and to think in terms of the long-term consequences of our actions. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
