Dr. Stephen Covey
Dr. Stephen Covey
The
Seven Habits of
Highly Effective People

The Seven Habits
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
An Overview

The Seven Habits
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
A Guide
To The
Process of
Personal Leadership

The Seven Habits
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
An on-going Process of
Clarifying your Values and
Aligning your Life with
Timeless Principles.

The Seven Habits
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
DEFINITIONS

The Seven Habits
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
HABITS:
KNOWLEDGE
SKILL
DESIRE

The Seven Habits
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
EFFECTIVENESS:
A BALANCE BETWEEN
PRODUCTION
AND
PRODUCTION CAPABILITY
P/PC BALANCE

The Seven Habits
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
PARADIGMS
MAPS THROUGH WHICH WE SEE
THE WORLD

The Seven Habits
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
EMOTIONAL BANK ACCOUNT
BE KIND
BE HONEST
KEEP PROMISES
MANAGE ROLE EXPECTATIONS
BE LOYAL
SAY I’M SORRY

Interdependence
Interdependence
7
Understand/ Synergize
Understood
Public
5 6
Victory
Think
Win-Win
4
Independence
Independence
3
First
Things First
1 Private 2
Be Victory Begin w/
Proactive End in Mind
Dependence
Dependence

The Maturity Continuum
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
The Seven Habits move us
progressively on a Maturity Continuum
from:
Interdependence
Independence
Dependence

Habit 1: Be Proactive
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
The Habit of
Personal Vision

Habit 1: Be Proactive
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Recognizing that I have the
freedom and ability to
choose how I respond to
whatever happens to me!

Proactive Model
Proactive Model
Freedom
Stimulus to Response
Choose
Self - Independent
Awareness Will
Imagination Conscience

Circle of Concern/Circle of Influence
Circle of Concern/Circle of Influence
Circle of Concern
Circle of
Influence

Habit 2: Begin with the end in Mind
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
The Habit of
Personal
Leadership

Habit 2: Begin with the end in Mind
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
If you don’t know where
you are going, how will
you know when you get
there?

Habit 3: Put First Things First
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
The Habit of
Personal
Management

Habit 3: Put First Things First
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Organize and execute
around priorities.

The Time Management Matrix
The Time Management Matrix
Urgent Not Urgent
I II
Important
Crisis Prevention, PC activities
Pressing problems Relationship building
Deadline-driven projects Recognizing opportunities
Planning, Recreation
III IV
Not Important
Interruptions, Some calls Trivia, Busy work
Some mail, Some reports Some mail, Some calls
Some meetings Popular Time Wasters
activities Pleasant activities

Habit 3: Put First Things First
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
It is easier to say “no” when
there is a deeper “yes”
burning inside.

Habit 3 Put First Things First
Habit 3 Put First Things First Long-
Long-
Term Organizing
Term Organizing
Mission
Roles Goals
Statement

Habit 4: Think Win-Win
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
The Habit of Mutual
Benefit

Habit 4: Think Win-Win
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Win-Win means
seeking solutions that
allow every one to win.

Habit 4: Think Win-Win
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Successful relationships
are built on a win-win
foundation.

Habit 4: Think Win-Win
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
A Win-Win character consists
of three traits:
Integrity
Maturity
Abundance Mentality

Habit 4: Think Win-Win
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
The abundance mentality is
empowering people.
Following the 3 Don’ts:
-- Don’t Compare
-- Don’t Compete
-- Don't Criticize

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand
then to be Understood
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
The Habit of
Communication

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand
then to be Understood
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
The deepest need of
the human soul is to
be understood.

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
To truly understand,
we must listen to
more than words

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Empathy is listening
with the eyes and
the “heart.”

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Empathic listening is deep
listening, followed by
statements of what we
understand the other
person to be expressing.

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Empathic listening is a skill.
It is practiced through
“reflection” - stating as
clearly as possible what we
are understanding.

Habit 6: Synergize
The Habit of Creative Cooperation
The Habit of
creative Cooperation

Habit 6: Synergize
The Habit of Creative Cooperation
Value the
Differences

Habit 6: Synergize
The Habit of Creative Cooperation
Synergy means one
plus one equals
three or more

Habit 6: Synergize
The Habit of Creative Cooperation
Synergy is the
process that reveals
the Third Alternative.

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
The Habit of Self-Renewal
The Habit of
Self-Renewal

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
The Habit of Self-Renewal
PHYSICAL
MENTAL
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL
SPIRITUAL