7 HABIT OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

Based on literature by Stephen R. Covey

 the success of leadership can be measured by what kind of talent and structure one leaves behind.

Vartan Gregorian,
former president New York Public Library

Introduction to Basics
1

Some people are consistently successful because of qualities and abilities they have developed in addition to their education and experience Value, as perceived by the customer, will determine your worth.

Genuine career happiness comes from achieving personal goals in harmony with organizational goals.
The objective of this presentation is to present some strategies that a professional can use to improve their chances of a productive career.

WHAT IS HABIT ?
Need to know .

KNOWLEDGE

SKILL

DESIRE

HABBIT

DEFECTIVE HABITS
DEFECTIVE HABBIT

React-Blame all your problems on your friends, teachers, parents; take no responsibility for things that happen to you.

DEFECTIVE HABBIT

Begin with No End in Mind Have no goal or plan and never think about tomorrow.

DEFECTIVE HABBIT

Put First Things Last Always put off doing whats important by talking on your mobile and surfing the net. Always put off your homework until tomorrow.

DEFECTIVE HABITS
DEFECTIVE HABBIT

Think Win-Lose Dont let anyone else succeed at anything because if they win, you lose.

DEFECTIVE HABBIT

Seek First to Talk, Then Pretend to Listen If you want their opinion, give it to them.

DEFECTIVE HABBIT

Dont Cooperate-Teamwork is for losers; be your own island.

7 HABITS OF
highly effective people
Sharpen the saw Be Proactive Synergize physical, mental, emotional/social, spiritual

Begin with the end in mind

Seek first to understand then to be understood

Put first things first

Think WIN-WIN

PROACTIVE
(forward acting, opportunity-focused, clear)

the gap = our choice

circle of circle of influence concern

stimulus

response

no concern

REACTIVE
(reverse acting, problem-bound, vague)

1 . PROACTIVE

Less than one year of formal education. Ran for state legislature ... lost. Bought a store to make a living ... ended up with a huge debt. Interested in a girl ... she died. Interested in another girl ... she dumped him. Served four successive terms in the state general assembly. Became a lawyer. Engaged to be married ... engagement broke ... eventually got married. Had a son ... then another who died ... then another who died ... then another. Became one of the leading lawyers in his state. Ran for Senate .. and lost. Ran for President ... and won. Presided successfully over a war. Re-elected President.

Ran for Congress ... and lost ... and again, and lost ... and again, and lost ... ... then elected ...but was too unpopular to be re-elected.

1 . PROACTIVE
A STORY TO TELL

2. BEGIN WITH AN END IN MIND

you reap what you sow

VISION & MISSION

The law of the farm: You reap what you sow.

SACRIFICE

2. BEGIN WITH AN END IN MIND

REVERSE ENGINEERING RESULTS

IDENTIFY DESIRED RESULTS

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE ? WHAT IS YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL / DESTINY ?

DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE EVIDENCE

WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU WILL HAVE TO MEET YOUR GOAL ? THE OBJECTIVE THAT YOU HAVE SET !

PLAN LEARNING EXPERIANCES AND LEARNING INSTRUCTIONS

LIST OF THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO OR YOU WANT TO ATTAIN YOUR OBJECTIVES ?

3. PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

URGENT NOT URGENT

IMPORTANT

crises deadlines maintaining

PC activities planning & prevention commitment

NOT IMPORTANT

III interruptions some meetings some reports

IV trivia busy work time wasters

3. PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

1 Identify big rocks.

2 Schedule these FIRST!

3 Surround with other.

What is the lesson?

4. THINK WIN-WIN
lose-win CONSIDERATION
(you get hard feelings)

win-win or no deal

lose-lose
(never pays)

win-lose
(other person gets hard feeling)

COURAGE

5. FIRST UNDERSTAND ... THEN BE UNDERSTOOD

Do not criticize, condemn, or complain

UNDERSTAND

Express sincere appreciation

BE UNDERSTOOD

Give them emotional air and learn their story

WIN WIN
FOUR STEPS IN DEALING WITH PEOPLE

Focus on their interests

6. SYNERGY
Unveiling the secrets to Synergy

Animal school Theorum

Once upon a time, the animals decided they must do something heroic to meet the problems of a New World, so they organized a school. They adopted an activity curriculum consisting of running, climbing, swimming, and flying. To make it easier to administer, all animals took all the subjects. In the end, the ducks web feet were so badly worn that he couldnt swim, the rabbit had a nervous breakdown and couldnt run, the eagle was disciplined severely for getting to the top of the tree without climbing, and an abnormal eel ended up doing best overall and winning valedictorian.

7. SHARPEN THE SAW

Spiritual
battle of good versus evil (atheism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism)

Social
family, friends, service (notes, phone calls, emails, visits)

Mental
reading, journaling, discussing, seminars, meetings

Physical
endurance, strength, flexibility, sleep, eating

7 Sharpen saw

Interdependence
Understand Synergize 5 6 PUBLIC VICTORY Think win-win 4

Independence
1st 3 things 1st

PRIVATE VICTORY 1 2 Be Proactive End in mind

Dependence

ELEVATION YOURSELF
moving from
DEPENDENCE INDIPENDENCE - INTERDEPENDENCE

DEVELOPING PERSONAL POTENTIAL

EFFECTIVE INTERDEPENDENCE

Coveys first three habits deal with self-reliance and self-mastery. These are private victories; they only involve the follower
Habit 1: Be Proactive

When a person moves to interdependence, he steps into a leadership role

Habit 4: Think Win-Win Implies understanding that without cooperation, success not eminent. Habit 5: Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood Emphatic listening gets inside another persons frame of reference Habit 6: Synergize The essence of synergy is to value and respect differences Habit 7: Sharpen The Saw Process of using and continuously renewing the physical, mental, spiritual, and social aspects of life

Be responsible, dont blame others

Habit 2: Begin With The End In Mind

Start with a clear mental image of your destination

Habit 3: Put First Things First

Focus on preserving and enhancing relationships and on accomplishing results

RECAP
7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

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SUCCESS SCALE

6
5 1
Be Proactive

End in Mind

1st things 1st

Think WIN-WIN

Understand

Synergize

Sharpen the saw

THANK YOU!