The 8th habit

The 8th habitFROM EFFECTIVENESS TO GREATNESS..

BY-STEPHEN R.COVEY

Covey has a Harvard MBA.

Co-founder of the Franklin-Covey organization.

Author of several acclaimed books, First Thing First, The Leader In Me, The Nature Of Leadership.

The 7th habits of Highly Effective People, which was first published by Simon & Schuster in 1989 and has sold around 15 million copies.

ABOUT AUTHORThe eighth habit is to "Find your voice and inspire others to find their voice".

The book is divided into two sections:

1. The first few chapters focusing on finding your voice, 2. Latter chapters are about inspiring others to find their voice.

8TH HABIT Find your voice.1.Discover your own voice.2.Express your voice- (Vision, Discipline, Passion and Conscience)

INSPIRE OTHERS TO FIND THEIR VOICE.1.Focus-Modeling and Pathfinding.2.Execution-Aligning And Empowering.

Content of the book Your talents and fuels your passion.

Take the path to greatness rather than settling for mediocrity.

To sense an unmet need and then to fully harness all your talents and passion to meet that need.Discover your own voiceexpress your voice.1. vision.

2. Discipline.

3 .passion.

4.conscience.Express your voice1.Modeling.

2.Path finding.

3.Aligning.

4.Empowering.

INSPIRE OTHERS TO FIND THEIR VOICEBefore you respond to a situation, decide whether or how to use the voice of influence.

7 levels of initiatives.

1.Wait until told.2.ask.3.make a recommendation4.I intend to.5.do it and report immediately.6.do it and report periodically7. do it

Focus-The Voice of influenceTrustworthiness comes from personal character. Focus-the voice of trustworthiness Awareness of interdependencyConceptual knowledgeTechnical competenceAbundance MentalityPersonal integrity

the 8th Habit is all about finding your voice as an individual, as a team and as an organisation.

This book is worth for everyone who finds it difficult to achieve their goal, the uniqueness of the 8th Habit is that it can be applied effectively to individuals.

Always focus on the one thing that is widely important.Learning Now a days, the challenges we face in our personal and professional lives are of different of magnitude.

To find our voice requires a new mindset, new skill-set in short, a whole new habit. 8th habit shows us the way to greatness.conclusion Thank you