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Effective People
Author: Stephen R. Covey
Presenters:
Scott Tankersley
Introduction, Habits 1-3
Ibanga Ubom
Habits 4-7, Conclusion
7 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Beer drinking
Laziness
Gambling
Lying
Cheating
Stealing
Deception
Perspective
Look AT the lens through which
you see the world
Try to step out and view things
from other perspectives
The lens shapes how we interpret
the world
Personality Ethic
Public image
Attitude
Behavior
Skills
Technique
2 Paths
Human & Public relations techniques
Positive Mental Attitude (PMA)
Personality Ethic
Examples
“Your attitude determines your
ALtitude”
“Whatever the mind can conceive and
believe, it can achieve”
Can become superficial and appear
manipulative if approached
incorrectly
Character Ethic
Consists of sincerity
Primary trait
Foundation on which our values are
built
“What we are communicates far
more eloquently that anything we
say or do”
-Covey
The Power of a Paradigm
The way we see the world – not in
terms of our visual sense of sight
but perceiving, understanding and
interpreting.
Remember the lens
Can be described as a map
A model of something else
2 Types of Maps
The way things are – REALITIES
The way things should be – VALUES
Always should evaluate the accuracy
Ask yourself the question:
“Are things really as they are, or as they
should be?”
Paradigms are most often influenced by
our environment based upon things to
which we have been exposed.
The Habits
The intersection
of knowledge, Knowledge
Desire – Want to
do
P/PC Principle
P – Production
PC – Production Capability
Need to always maintain balance
between the two
Can’t have one without the other
Habit 1
Be Proactive – Take the initiative and responsibility to
make things happen
Freedom
Stimulus To Response
Choose
Independent
Self- Will
Awareness
Imagination Conscience
Habit 2
Begin With the End In Mind: Begin today with a clear
image, picture, or paradigm of the final product as the
frame of reference or the criterion by which everything
else is examined
ACTIVITIES: ACTIVITIES:
Crises Prevention, PC activities
Pressing problems Relationship building
Deadline-driven projects Recognizing new opportunities
Planning, recreation
III IV
Not Important
ACTIVITIES: ACTIVITIES:
Interruptions, some calls Trivia, busy work
Some mail, some reports Some mail
Some meetings Some phone calls
Proximate, pressing matters Time wasters
Popular activities Pleasant activities
Habit 3
Effective people live in Quadrant II
Effective people avoid Quadrants
III & IV
Effective people are opportunity-
minded
They feed opportunity and starve
problems
Habit 4
Think Win-Win: Principles of Interpersonal Leadership
Dimensions of Win-Win
Character
Relationships
Performance Agreements
Define results (not methods)
Guidelines
Resources
Accountability
Consequences
Reward system
Process
Habit 5
Seek First to Understand, Then to be understood
Principle Of Empathic Communication
Levels
Ignoring
Pretending
Selective listening
Attentive listening
Empathic Listening
intent to understand one’s feelings, therapeutic, risky
How We Communicate
Estimate:
10% - Words
30% - Sounds
Mental
Emotional
Psychological
Key
Dimensions
Physical
Social / Emotional
Mental
Spiritual
Balance In Renewal
Neglecting any one area impacts other Dimensions
Habit 7 cont.
The Upward Spiral