7 qualities of highly effective people by stephan r.covey
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this is a presentation on a book named "7 qualities of highly effective people" by Stephan R.coveyTRANSCRIPT
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Role of Habits in
our LIVES…
We are what we repeatedly do.Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit
What is a paradigm?
Frame of reference, The way we perceive, understand andinterpret the world.
Like a map in our head,The way things really are or the way they shouldbe.
Does everyone use the same paradigm?
YES???
What is a paradigm shift?
Way of looking at something differently.
We are stepping “outside the box”.
When we make a paradigm shift we can see, think, feel and behave differently.
Maturity Continuum
From Dependence to Interdependence
the paradigm of “you” the paradigm of “I” the paradigm of “we”
3 Kinds of AssetsPhysical
Financial
Human
Habit 1
• Be Proactive
Habit 2
• Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3
• Put first things first
Private Victory
1:Be Proactive
BE PROACTIVE
BE PROACTIVE
• Responsible for our own lives
• Responsibility (response-ability)
• Our behavior is a function of our decisions not our
conditions
• Circle of concern
• Circle of influence
We have wide range of concerns, but not all of them fall into our circle of influence
Circle of influence
Circle of concern
Proactive people focus their efforts in their circle of influence , causing the circle of influence to increase
Reactive people focus their efforts in their circle of concern. The negative energy generated by that focus
causes the circle of influence to shrink
Anytime we think the problem is out there, that thought is the problem
2: Begin With the End in Mind
Personal Planning
3 Aspects of personal and business management
Leadership
Management qualities
Productivity
PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT
3:
Put First Things First • Personal management• Time management
Notes and checklists
Calendars and appointment
books
Prioritizing, clarifying values
Managing ourselves but not managing
time
Time Management
Critical skillFor personal management is delegation
There are two types of delegation: 1) Gofer Delegation 2) Stewardship Delegation
Stewardship Delegation
Requires a clear, up front mutual understanding of and commitment to expectations in five areas:
Desired Results
Guidelines
Resources Accountability
Emotional Bank Account
Emotional Bank AccountDescribes how trust is built on a relationship
Understand individual
Attend to the little things
Keep commitment
Clarify expectations
Show personal integrity
Apologize sincerely
EXPLANATION OF 3 HABITS
Habit 1 - I am the Programmer.Habit 2 Write the Program. Habit 3 Execute the Program.”
Habit 4
• Think Win/Win
Habit 5
• Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Habit 6
• Synergize
Public Victory
4:
What is meant by Win/Win
• Cooperation vs. competition.
• It is a frame of mind and heart.
• Win/Win or no deal – agree to disagree
• In developing an organizational culture avoid inadvertently rewarding win/lose behavior.
3 Characteristics of Win/Win
1. Integrity2. Maturity3. Abundance Mentality
Habit 5: Seek first to understand, then to be understood
Seek first to understand, then to be understood
• Shifting your paradigm.• Empathy and compassion• Understand the real
question, before you answer it.
• “ To others we are not ourselves, but a performer in their lives, cast for a part we do not even know that we are playing."
"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts".Creative cooperation.
Value differences.
6: Synergize
Synergize
• If everyone thought like you did, there would be no conflict and our jobs would be really easy. There would also be no plumbers, artists, astronauts, etc.
• The best music has harmony. And you don't get harmony, when everyone is singing the same note.
• Don't lose the forest, looking at the trees. And don't lose the trees, looking at the forest.
• Interconnectedness.
• We are just a small part of the whole thing
"To see the universe in a grain of sand." (Sandberg)
• To see in the universe,all the grains of sand.
7 : Sharpen the Saw
Sharpen the Saw
• A habit of renewal – physical, mental, social/emotional and spiritual.
• Importance of professional development.
• "What did you learn in school today?"
• Self-reflection gives you the ability to know when to sharpen your saw.
• You need to know when and how to sharpen your saw. And sometimes you need help from the most unlikely of helpers…
Summary
"Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and
beautiful life is in every way and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no
importance whatsoever." (Isak Denison)
When over worked, smile or laugh, because it is all small stuff.
How we live our days is ultimately how we live our lives.