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Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

By Stephen R. Covey

Presented by: Aadil Waseem

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

1. Be Proactive

2. Begin with the End in Mind

3. Put First things First

4. Think Win-Win

5. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be

Understood

6. Synergize

7. Sharpen the Saw

OverviewThe seven habits move us through three stages1. Dependence2. Independence3. Interdependence

Private Victories (From dependence to Independence)

Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First things First

Public Victories (Interdependence)

Habit 4: Think Win-Win Habit 5:Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize

Renewal (Self-Improvement)

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

Principles of Personal Vision

Habit 1

Be Proactive Be responsible for your life Make Choices from Values Not

Temporary or Immediate Feelings

Best way to predict your future is to CREATE IT!

Be Proactive

Principles of Personal Leadership

Habit 2

Beginning with the End in Mind Discover a personal mission Support it with chosen roles and

goals Establish personal values that will

guide proactivity Visualize and create a mental

image of what you want to create physically

Begin with the end in mind

Principles of Personal Management

Habit 3

Put First Things First Operate every day from

priorities established in your mission, roles, and goals

Translate your mission into specific daily activities

Create optimal value from your time

Put First Things First

Time Management Matrix

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3. These activities are deceptive – don’t confuse

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on your plan)

1. These activities usually get done

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priority

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plan)

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urgent & important.

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on your plan)

1. These activities usually get done

2. These activities are

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priority

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plan)

3. These activities are deceptive – don’t confuse

urgent & important.

Minimize these.

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These activities are a total waste of

time.Avoid them.

Principles of Interpersonal Leadership

Habit 4

Think Win-Win Wanting other people to win as

well as yourself Belief in Third Alternative

A solution that gives everyone what they want

Unites people in helpful, supportive ways

Think Win/Win

Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood

Principles of Empathic Communication

Habit 5

Seek First to Understand Being genuinely interested in

seeking another person’s point of view whether or not you agree

Attitude of openness Skill of empathetic listening Helps search for mutually beneficial

alternatives

Principles of Creative Cooperation

Habit 6

Seeing and appreciating differences in a relationship as a source of information and creativity

Others’ points of view can increase the effectiveness of an interaction

Experience in true interdependency

Synergize

Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal

Habit 7

Physical

Spiritual

Mental

Social/Emotional

Exercise, nutrition,

stress management

Value clarification, commitment, meditation,

study, perspective

Reading, visualizing, planning, writing,

autonomy

Service, empathy, synergy, intrinsic

security, be a good friend

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Sharpen the Saw