THE 8TH HABIT

FROM EFFECTIVENESS TO GREATNESS

By Stephen R Covey

WHY AN 8TH HABIT?

CALL AND NEED FOR NEW ERA IS GREATNESS

A new mindset, a new skill set, a new tools set

8TH HABIT IS ABOUT VOICE

FIND YOUR VOICE AND INSPIRE OTHERS TO FIND THEIRS

voice

TALENT

NEED

CONSCIENC

E

PASSION

Story of MUHAMMAD YUNUS AND GRAMEEN BANK

THE PAIN-THE PROBLEM-THE SOLUTION THE PROBLEM:THE THING MINDSET OF THE INDUSTRIAL

AGE, THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF CODEPENDENCY

SOLUTION:THE POWER OF A PARADIGM

THE WHOLE PERSON PARADIGM MIND (use me creatively) SPIRIT (in serving human needs in

principled ways) HEART(treat me kindly) BODY(pay me fairly)To Learn, To leave a Legacy, To Love, To

Live PEOPLE HAVE CHOICES

THE SOLUTION Find your VOICE (2 Roads in life)..Soul’s Search for

meaning in life Inspire others to find their VoiceTeach and share as you go…integrate

what you learn into your life

BIRTH GIFTS The Freedom To Choose(Gap between

Stimulus &Response) Natural Laws or Principles The four Intelligences/Capacities of our

NatureMENTAL IQ,PHYSICALINTELLIGENCE(PQ),EMOTIONAL

INTELLIGENCE,SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE(SQ)

EXPRESS YOUR VOICE TO RULE THE WORLD VISION Seeing a future state with mind’s eye, applied

imagination, vision is future, it is infinite… DISCIPLINEThe sacrifice entailed in doing whatever it

takes to realize that vision..defines reality PASSIONEnthusiasm, emotional connection, courage“Know yourself, control yourself, give

yourself”

CONSCIENCE:Moral law within…voice of God to his

children..Innate sense of fairness, justice, right, wrong….Focuses on GREATER GOOD…it empowers you ..it is sacrifice..teaches that ENDS AND MEANS ARE INSEPARABLE…it transforms passion into compassion

It gives peace of mind Conscience often provides why, vision

identifies what to accomplish, discipline tells how and passion shows the strength of feelings behind all

Highest way to bring to balance to life is family

“ No other success can compensate for failure in the home”

“In your careers you will meet many people. All are significant…They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is to smile and say hello”

ENGAGE IN WORK THAT TAPS YOUR TALENT AND FUELS YOUR PASSION-THAT RISES OUT OF GREAT NEED IN THE WORLD THAT YOU FEEL DRAWN BY CONSCIENCE TO MEET-THERIN LIES YOUR

VOICE,YOUR CALLING YOUR SOUL’S CODE

THE VOICE OF INFLUENCE

When you think there’s a problem, there’s a problem.

THE VOICE OF TRUSTWORTHINESS

You give me trust and I return it.

BLENDING VOICES- THE 3RD ALTERNATIVE

Don’t avoid, repress or deny conflict. See it as an

opportunity.

ONE VOICEPathfinding shared vision, values

and strategy

PATH-FINDING SHARED VISION Involvement: the 3 alternatives

The Ritz-Carlton Path-finding and involvement Alignment:

Market realitiesCore competenciesStakeholdersValues (sharing)

Body, mind, heart and spirit Mission/margin Strategy:

CommunicationPrioritiesOrganizational Identification

THE VOICE AND DISCIPLINE OF

EXECUTIONAligning Goals and Systems for

Results

The 3 alternatives:Authority, modeling and communication

System and structure design Organizational trustworthiness Constant alignment

Feedback “What do you think?”

THE EMPOWERING

VOICEReleasing Passion ad Talent

The 3 alternatives:Control and motivation

Win-win+Accountability ________________________= Performance in the long term

Realization is the key

The case of the janitors

THE 8TH HABIT AND THE SWEET

SPOT

Focus Modeling and path-finding

Execution Aligning and empowering

“To know and not to do is really not to know”

The Sweet Spot: a nexus of everything, powered by the Voice

4 disciplines of execution:Focus on the wildly importantCreate a compelling scoreboardTranslate lofty goals into specific actionsHold each other accountable- all of the time

USING OUR VOICES

WISELY TO SERVE

OTHERS

GROUP MEMBERS:

Mariam Saleem Salman Ruvi Zaman Sara Shafiq