Proactivity is solving problems before they arise and/or handling problems while they are still small.
Proactivity is solving problems before they arise and/or handling problems while they are still small.
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== Stephen Covey on proactivity ==
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[[Stephen 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]].<ref>[https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People]</ref>
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Covey's first habit was "Be proactive". 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.<ref>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. [http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk/7-habits/7-habits.htm 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey]</ref>