DEVELOPING GOOD HABITSFor Effective

ness

HABITIs defined as the

interaction of knowledge , skill and

desire .

H

H - HabitKNOWLE

DGE( what to , why to )

SKILL( how to )

DESIRE( want to )

effectivenessIs defined as the basis of a

person’s character , creating an empowering center of correct maps from which an individual can effectively solve problems ,

maximize opportunities , continually learn and integrate

principles in an upward growth.

THE SEVEN HABITS

P E O P L EOf highly effective

( Stephen Covey )

Being ProactiveProactivity means taking initiative . Highly proactive people recognize responsibility . “ Response – ability “ means the ability to choose your response . Proactive people

are influenced by external stimuli , whether physical , social or physiological .

But their response to the stimuli , conscious or unconscious is a value –

based choice or response .

Beginwith the

“Begin with the End in Mind” is to begin today with the image, picture, or paradigm

of the end of your life as your frame of reference or the criterion by which

everything else is examined. To begin with the end in mind means to start with a

clear understanding of your destination.

End in Mind

Putting First Things First

Effective management is putting first things first.

Leadership decides what “first things” are, it is management

that puts them first.

Putting First Things First

Think Win / WinThe habit of effective

interpersonal leadership is think Win / Win. Win / Win is not a

technique; it is a total philosophy of human

interaction.

Seek First to Understand Than to be Understood

We typically seek first to be understood. Most people do not

listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the

intent to reply.

SynergizeSynergize means that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

It means that the relationship which the parts have to each other is a part in and itself.

Sharpen your “Saw” of Self-Principles of Balanced Self - Renewal

Habit is taking time to sharpen the Saw. It is the habit that makes

all the others possible. It is preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have – you.

MATURITYCONTINUU

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Dependence is the paradigm of you

You take care of me; you come through for me, you

didn’t come through. I blame you for the results.

Independence is the paradigm of I

I can do it; I am responsible;

I am self-reliant; I can choose.

Interdependence is the paradigm of we

We can do it; we can cooperate; we can

combine our talents.

LEADERSLEADERS

HIP

and

LEADEROne who helps/facilitates

communities of people, takes risks, and envisions a better

future for his group, encourages commitment, and helps people

move ahead along a path to accomplish a goal.

The art of influencing people to get the necessary support and cooperation in a community affairs to maintain solidarity

among people.

LEADERSHIP