The 7 habits of highly effective people : restoring the character ethic / Stephen R. Covey.
By: Covey, Stephen R.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Simon & Schuster, 1989Description: 358 p. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0684858398.Subject(s): Self-perception | Change (Psychology) | Self-management (Psychology)DDC classification: 158.1Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 158.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00152853 |
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In THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity - principles that give us the security to adapt to change, and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates. 'Fundamentals are the key to success. Stephen Covey is the master of them. Buy his book, but most importantly, use it!' - Anthony Robbins, author of UNLIMITED POWER.
Includes indexes.
Part one: Paradigms and principles -- Inside-out -- The seven habits - an overview -- Part two: Private victory -- Habit 1: Be proactive principles of personal vision -- Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind principles of personal leadership -- Habit 3: Put first things first principles of personal management -- Part three: Public victory -- Paradigms of interdependence -- Habit 4: Think win/win principles of interpersonal leadership -- Habit 5: Seek first to understand, then to be understood principles of empathic communication -- Habit 6: Synergize principles of creative cooperation -- Part four: Renewal -- Habit 7: Sharpen the saw principles of balanced self-renewal -- Inside-out again.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part 1 Paradigms And Principlesinside-Out
- The Seven Habits -- An Overview
- Part 2 Private Victory
- habit 1Be Proactive
- Principles of Personal Vision
- Habit 2Begin with the End in Mind
- Principles of Personal Leadership
- Habit 3Put First Things First
- Principles of Personal Management
- Part 3 Public Victory
- paradigms of Interdependence
- Habit 4Think Win/WinPrinciples of Interpersonal Leadership
- Habit 5Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
- Principles of Empathic Communication
- Habit 6SynergizePrinciples of Creative Cooperation
- Part 4 Renewal
- habit 7Sharpen the SawPrinciples of Balanced Self-RenewalInside-Out Again
- Appendix A Possible Perceptions Flowing out of Various Centers
- Appendix B A Quadrant II Day at the Office
- Problem Opportunity Index
- Index
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Author notes provided by Syndetics
Stephen R. Covey was born on October 24, 1932, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received a degree in business administration from the University of Utah, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and a D.R.E. from Brigham Young University. He was a teacher and administrator at Brigham Young University. In 1983, he founded the Covey Leadership Center, a training and consulting concern.He wrote numerous books on leadership, personal and organizational effectiveness, and family and interpersonal relationships. His best known book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic, first published in 1989. His other books include Principle Centered Leadership; First Things First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, and to Leave a Legacy; Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People; Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families; The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness; and The 3rd Alternative. He received the Thomas More College Medallion and the Utah Symphony Fiftieth Anniversary Award in 1990, and the McFeely Award of the International Management Council for contributions and service in 1991. He died from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident on July 16, 2012 at the age of 79.
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