The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Restoring the Character Ethic

Stephen R. Covey

Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 1989 , 358 pages

ISBN: 0-671-70863-5

Synopsis:

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In the Seven Habots of Highly Effective People, author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered 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.

Table of Contents:

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• 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 Emphatic Communication
• Habit 6: Synergize
  Principles of Creative Cooperation
• Part Four: Renewal
• Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
  Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal
• Inside-Out Again
• Appendix A: Possible Perceptions Flowing out of Various Centers
• Appendix B: A Quadrant II Day at the Office
• Problem/Opportunity Index