7 HABITS OF HIGHLY

EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
Franklin covey

PARADIGM

See these pictures and suggest

what it is?

Production Capability (PC) and Production

(P)
Production Capability
Maintaining Preserving and enhancing
the resource (The Goose) that produces
the desired Results
Production
The desired Results (Golden Eggs)
(Restaurant Example)

Personality and Character

Our First energies should go to our own

character development, which is often
invisible to others, like the roots that
sustain great trees. As we cultivate the
roots we will begin to see the fruits
(Stephen Covey)

Private and Public Victory

Private victory is all about Self Mastery

and Self discipline
Public Victory is when we build deep ,
lasting and highly effective relationship
with other people

Interdependence
Interdependence
Seek to understand
Before to be understood

Synergize

Public Victory

Think
Win-Win
4

Independence
Independence
3 First

Things First
Private Victory

1Be Proactive

2 Begin with
End in Mind

Dependence
Dependence

PARADIGM

INEFFECTIVE: I am a product of
circumstances
EFFECTIVE: I am a product of my choices
PRINCIPLE: I am free to choose and I
am responsible for my choices

Pause and Respond Based on Principles

Reactive Behavior
Reactive people allow outside influences
(Moods, Feelings and circumstances to
control their responses
Proactive Behavior
Proactive people pause to allow
themselves the freedom to choose their
response based on principles and
desired results. Their freedom to choose
expands as they wisely use the space
between stimulus and response.

Pause and Response Based on Principles

the gap = our choice

stimulus

Victor Frankl, Mans Search for Meaning

response

Result v/s Behavior

Behavior

Results

Pause and respond based on

principles.

Use proactive language

Expand your circle of influence

Become a transition person

More self awareness

Increase Influence
Greater initiative

Becoming the creative force of

your life.

Proactive V/S Reactive

Third time in a week you heard rumors that your

company will be restructuring again. You feel threatened
by the rumors and believe there is truth to them. You
know upper management is searching ways to save
money. They have blame you and your department for
recent failures.
You believe you worked hard for last 7 years and develop
good relations with other departments. Now even if
upper management is aware of your contribution your
department might be downsized or even eliminated.

Reaction V/S Proactive

What are the Mood feelings and

circumstances associated with this
situation
What are some reactive response to this
situations
What are some proactive responses and
what are the consequences of
responding proactively.

Proactive v/s Reactive

Proactive Language

Reactive Language

Lets look at our alternatives

There is nothing I can do

I can choose a different approach

I control my own feelings

He makes me so mad

I choose

They wont allow that

I prefer

I cant

I will

if only

Thats just the way I am

CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE

Circle of influence includes those things you can affect

directly. Your circle of concern includes all those things
you care about
Proactive Focus
when people focus on things they can influence they
expand their knowledge and they build trustworthiness.
As a result their circle of influence grows
Reactive Focus
when people on the things they cannot control and they
spend less time and energy on the things they can
influence, consequently their circle of influence shrinks.

Circle of Concern

Circle of
Influence

Circle of Concern

Circle of
Influence

LIVE THE HABIT

Review your Mission statement. In next

week your task is to refine your personal
mission statement.
EXCELLENT PERSONAL MISSION
STATEMENT HOLDER SHALL BE
CONSIDERED AS A CHAMPION AND
SHALL BE TREATED AS ROLE MODEL FOR
OTHERS.

FAMOUS QUOTATIONS
When we can no longer change a situation, we are
challenged to change ourselves. (Viktor Frankl)
People are always blaming their circumstances for what
they are. I dont believe in circumstances
( George Bernard Shaw)
There is only two ways to live your life. One is as
though nothing is miracle. The other is as though
everything is a miracle.
(Albert Einstein)
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizen can
change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever
has. (Margaret Mead)