Weeks 6, 7: Habits 1, 2, 3, 4

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,
By Stephen Covey

An Introduction

Purpose:

� Change from the inside out

� Take steps to encourage life-long fulfillment, happiness

� Put things in perspective

� Maintain HIGH QUALITY relationships

Expectations per Covey:

� Improved self confidence and self esteem

� YOU are in control

� Improved relationships

� Capacity to influence and motivate others will be enhanced

� Spirit of adventure, zest, joy

Key concepts, Chapter 1

� Personality Ethic

� Character Ethic

� Paradigm

� Paradigm Shift

� Principle-Centered Paradigm

� Inside-out change

� 7 Habits

Personality vs. Character Ethic

� Personality Ethic.

� Success is a function of:

� Personality,

� Public image,

� Attitudes and behaviors,

� Skills and techniques, that lubricate the processes of human interaction.

� Secondary Trait

� Social recognition of talent.

� Character Ethic.

� Success depends on:

� Integrity,

� Humility,

� Fidelity,

� Temperance,

� Courage,

� Primary Trait

� Goodness of character.

Paradigm

� Paradigm

� A model, theory, perception, assumption, or frame of reference.

� The way we see the world

� Perceiving, understanding, interpreting.

� Paradigm Categories:

� Realities = the way things are

� Values = the way things should be.

Character Ethic and Principles

� Based on idea that principles govern human effectiveness.

� Natural laws accepted as RIGHT

� Examples of Principles:

� Fairness

� Integrity/honesty

� Human dignity

� Quality/excellence

A New Level of Thinking

�Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is a

� Principle-centered

� Character-based

� Inside-out approach to personal and interpersonal effectiveness.

Effectiveness & Production Capability

� Effectiveness = a function of (P), (PC)

� P symbolizes production of desired results.

� PC symbolizes production capacity.

� Effectiveness is the focus on both P and PC, balancing the two or optimizing P by optimizing PC.

� Organizational PC

� Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.

Habit 1: Be Proactive

� The Social Mirror can be a trap

� (3) theories of determinism:

� Genetic determinism : you inherit your personal tendencies and character.

� Psychic determinism : your upbringing and childhood experiences mold you.

� Environmental determinism environmental factors are responsible for who you are.

Proactivity

� As human beings we are responsible for our own lives.

� Reactive people are driven by feelings, circumstances, conditions, the environment.

� Proactive people are driven by carefully considered, selected and internalized values.

Taking the Initiative

� Does not mean being:

� pushy,

� obnoxious,

� aggressive.

� It does mean recognizing our responsibility to make things happen.

� WHAT principle is involved in Habit 1?

Proactivity vs. Reactivity

� I am responsible for my life

� My choices control my behavior

� Factors beyond my control create my life

� My conditions, conditioning, and feelings control my behavior

Disowning

� �There�s not enough time in the day�

� �I was never very good at public speaking�

� �I lost my temper�

� �Find out what the prof wants and do it�

Owning

� �I�ve overscheduled myself�

� �I�ve avoided public speaking because I�m uncomfortable with it�

� �I gave way to my feelings�

� �I decide what�s needed & get the system working on it�

Circle of Concern/
Circle of Influence

� Where do you focus your time and energy?

� Proactive people focus their efforts in the Circle of Influence.

� Reactive people focus their efforts in the Circle of Concern.

Direct, Indirect, and No Control

� Problems fall in one of three areas:

� Direct control:

� problems involving our own behavior.

� Indirect control:

� problems involving the behavior of others.

� No control:

� problems we can do nothing about, e.g., our past.

Key to changing habits:

� Changing our habits,

� Changing our methods of influence,

� Changing the way we see our no control problems

**Are all within our Circle of Influence.**

Self-Test Web Sites:

� http://www.usaweekend.com/respond/covey_urgency_quiz.html

� http://www.usaweekend.com/cgi-bin/5minute_b.pl

Week 7 continued . . .

Habit 2

Begin with the End in Mind

Habit 2 of

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Toward what end are you working?

� What are you doing each day that is really important to you?

� What really matters to you?

� Do you allow external influences to write your life script?

Chapter 2 thesis:

� We may be busy, we may be efficient, but�

**We will only be effective if we begin with the end in mind.**

All things are created twice:

� A mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation

� Most endeavors fail with the first creation.

� We are either the second creation of our own proactive creation, or,

� We are the second creation of other people's agendas, of circumstances, or of past habits.

Leadership & Management

� Leadership is the first creation.

= doing the right things.

� Management is the second creation.

= doing things right

People try to manage before they clarify values.

Rescripting: Becoming
Your Own First Creator

� Proactivity is based on the endowment of self-awareness.

� Two other endowments allow us to expand proactivity and exercise personal leadership in our lives:

� Imagination allows to visualize potential

� Conscience allows us to develop our talents within the context of principles and personal guidelines.

At the Center

� Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of:

� Security,

� Guidance,

� Wisdom, and

� Power.

� What is at the center of your life?

Life Centers

� People often act as if some combination of �centers� were the basis of their actions

� None of these centers (or combinations) is complete in itself

� Spouse

� Family

� Work

� Money/Possession

� Friend/Enemy

� Church

� Self

� Pleasure

An alternative:
Principle-centeredness

� Not reactive

� Most effective decision

� Consistent with your ultimate values

� Allows one to be interdependent

� Can feel comfortable with decision--not ambivalent

Principle Center

� Our lives need to be centered on correct principles -- deep, fundamental truths, classic truths, generic common denominators.

� As a principle centered person, you try stand apart from the emotions of situations and from other factors to evaluate options.

Your Mission Statement

� The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about, and what you value.

� A mission gives you the essence of your own proactivity.

� The vision and values that direct your life.

� The basic direction from which you set your goals.

Your Personal Mission Statement

� What you want to be

� What you want to do

� Values and principles that guide what you are and do

Starting your mission statement

� List two values that you admire

� Start keeping a list of notes, quotes, and ideas, which may be helpful to you in formulating what you stand for.

Weeks 6, 7: Habits 1, 2, 3, 4 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, By Stephen Covey

An Introduction

Purpose:

� Change from the inside out

� Take steps to encourage life-long fulfillment, happiness

� Put things in perspective

� Maintain HIGH QUALITY relationships

Expectations per Covey:

� Improved self confidence and self esteem

� YOU are in control

� Improved relationships

� Capacity to influence and motivate others will be enhanced

� Spirit of adventure, zest, joy

Key concepts, Chapter 1

� Personality Ethic

� Character Ethic

� Paradigm

� Paradigm Shift

� Principle-Centered Paradigm

� Inside-out change

� 7 Habits

Personality vs. Character Ethic

� Personality Ethic.

� Success is a function of:

� Personality,

� Public image,

� Attitudes and behaviors,

� Skills and techniques, that lubricate the processes of human interaction.

� Secondary Trait

� Social recognition of talent.

� Character Ethic.

� Success depends on:

� Integrity,

� Humility,

� Fidelity,

� Temperance,

� Courage,

� Primary Trait

� Goodness of character.

Paradigm

� Paradigm

� A model, theory, perception, assumption, or frame of reference.

� The way we see the world

� Perceiving, understanding, interpreting.

� Paradigm Categories:

� Realities = the way things are

� Values = the way things should be.

Character Ethic and Principles

� Based on idea that principles govern human effectiveness.

� Natural laws accepted as RIGHT

� Examples of Principles:

� Fairness

� Integrity/honesty

� Human dignity

� Quality/excellence

A New Level of Thinking

�Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is a

� Principle-centered

� Character-based

� Inside-out approach to personal and interpersonal effectiveness.

Effectiveness & Production Capability

� Effectiveness = a function of (P), (PC)

� P symbolizes production of desired results.

� PC symbolizes production capacity.

� Effectiveness is the focus on both P and PC, balancing the two or optimizing P by optimizing PC.

� Organizational PC

� Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.

Habit 1: Be Proactive

� The Social Mirror can be a trap

� (3) theories of determinism:

� Genetic determinism : you inherit your personal tendencies and character.

� Psychic determinism : your upbringing and childhood experiences mold you.

� Environmental determinism environmental factors are responsible for who you are.

Proactivity

� As human beings we are responsible for our own lives.

� Reactive people are driven by feelings, circumstances, conditions, the environment.

� Proactive people are driven by carefully considered, selected and internalized values.

Taking the Initiative

� Does not mean being:

� pushy,

Weeks 6, 7: Habits 1, 2, 3, 4

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,
By Stephen Covey

Circle of Concern/
Circle of Influence

**Are all within our Circle of Influence.**