from effectiveness to greatness by stephen r covey
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THE 8TH HABIT
FROM EFFECTIVENESS TO GREATNESS
By Stephen R Covey
WHY AN 8TH HABIT?
CALL AND NEED FOR NEW ERA IS GREATNESS
A new mindset, a new skill set, a new tools set
8TH HABIT IS ABOUT VOICE
FIND YOUR VOICE AND INSPIRE OTHERS TO FIND THEIRS
voice
TALENT
NEED
CONSCIENC
E
PASSION
Story of MUHAMMAD YUNUS AND GRAMEEN BANK
THE PAIN-THE PROBLEM-THE SOLUTION THE PROBLEM:THE THING MINDSET OF THE INDUSTRIAL
AGE, THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF CODEPENDENCY
SOLUTION:THE POWER OF A PARADIGM
THE WHOLE PERSON PARADIGM MIND (use me creatively) SPIRIT (in serving human needs in
principled ways) HEART(treat me kindly) BODY(pay me fairly)To Learn, To leave a Legacy, To Love, To
Live PEOPLE HAVE CHOICES
THE SOLUTION Find your VOICE (2 Roads in life)..Soul’s Search for
meaning in life Inspire others to find their VoiceTeach and share as you go…integrate
what you learn into your life
BIRTH GIFTS The Freedom To Choose(Gap between
Stimulus &Response) Natural Laws or Principles The four Intelligences/Capacities of our
NatureMENTAL IQ,PHYSICALINTELLIGENCE(PQ),EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE,SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE(SQ)
EXPRESS YOUR VOICE TO RULE THE WORLD VISION Seeing a future state with mind’s eye, applied
imagination, vision is future, it is infinite… DISCIPLINEThe sacrifice entailed in doing whatever it
takes to realize that vision..defines reality PASSIONEnthusiasm, emotional connection, courage“Know yourself, control yourself, give
yourself”
CONSCIENCE:Moral law within…voice of God to his
children..Innate sense of fairness, justice, right, wrong….Focuses on GREATER GOOD…it empowers you ..it is sacrifice..teaches that ENDS AND MEANS ARE INSEPARABLE…it transforms passion into compassion
It gives peace of mind Conscience often provides why, vision
identifies what to accomplish, discipline tells how and passion shows the strength of feelings behind all
Highest way to bring to balance to life is family
“ No other success can compensate for failure in the home”
“In your careers you will meet many people. All are significant…They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is to smile and say hello”
ENGAGE IN WORK THAT TAPS YOUR TALENT AND FUELS YOUR PASSION-THAT RISES OUT OF GREAT NEED IN THE WORLD THAT YOU FEEL DRAWN BY CONSCIENCE TO MEET-THERIN LIES YOUR
VOICE,YOUR CALLING YOUR SOUL’S CODE
THE VOICE OF INFLUENCE
When you think there’s a problem, there’s a problem.
THE VOICE OF TRUSTWORTHINESS
You give me trust and I return it.
BLENDING VOICES- THE 3RD ALTERNATIVE
Don’t avoid, repress or deny conflict. See it as an
opportunity.
ONE VOICEPathfinding shared vision, values
and strategy
PATH-FINDING SHARED VISION Involvement: the 3 alternatives
The Ritz-Carlton Path-finding and involvement Alignment:
Market realitiesCore competenciesStakeholdersValues (sharing)
Body, mind, heart and spirit Mission/margin Strategy:
CommunicationPrioritiesOrganizational Identification
THE VOICE AND DISCIPLINE OF
EXECUTIONAligning Goals and Systems for
Results
The 3 alternatives:Authority, modeling and communication
System and structure design Organizational trustworthiness Constant alignment
Feedback “What do you think?”
THE EMPOWERING
VOICEReleasing Passion ad Talent
The 3 alternatives:Control and motivation
Win-win+Accountability ________________________= Performance in the long term
Realization is the key
The case of the janitors
THE 8TH HABIT AND THE SWEET
SPOT
Focus Modeling and path-finding
Execution Aligning and empowering
“To know and not to do is really not to know”
The Sweet Spot: a nexus of everything, powered by the Voice
4 disciplines of execution:Focus on the wildly importantCreate a compelling scoreboardTranslate lofty goals into specific actionsHold each other accountable- all of the time
USING OUR VOICES
WISELY TO SERVE
OTHERS
GROUP MEMBERS:
Mariam Saleem Salman Ruvi Zaman Sara Shafiq