![]() They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behaviour. Highly proactive people recognise that responsibility. ![]() “Look at the word responsibility – ‘response-ability’ – the ability to choose your response. Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood “Interdependence is the realisation that I am self reliant and capable, but I also realise that you and I working together can accomplish far more than, even at my best, I could accomplish alone.”. It is about moving you from dependence, through independence to interdependence. You may want to read this book to be a better manager at work, (and it will certainly help you with that) but The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is about you. He is unapologetic throughout the book about these habits being truly personal victories. To build great habits you must know: What to do – The Knowledge, then you must know How – The Skills and finally you need the Why – The Desire or Motivation “Our character, basically, is a composite of our habits.” “Habits … are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character and produce our effectiveness … or our ineffectiveness.”Ĭovey defines habits as the intersection of 3 parts knowledge, skill and desire. ![]() ![]() Put simply, the book is about a ‘paradigm shift’ in our own thoughts. There is a good reason that this book is one of the great business and personal development books of the past 50 years.Įssentially the book challenges us to consider how we make assumptions about people and situations and by using the 7 Habits we can make better, more informed decisions. The 7 Habits are as important and just as effective in today’s online digital world as they were when they were first written. Stephen Covey’s book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, although first published in 1990, is absolutely relevant in 2021 and beyond. ![]()
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