This will be an examination of Dr. Stephen Covey beliefs on the proper methods leaders can use to influence others in all areas of their lives. This paper will be focusing on methods 26-30 and will contain possible pro and cons of use, in order to understand if these methods could be applied effectively by someone like myself and if it’s worth the investment of adopting it as my own method and this where the areas that I thought I would have the most difficulties in achieving.
Communicate with Logic and Emotion
Dr. Stephen Covey explained that we are all unique, therefore, we communicate and interpret information differently and if no two minds think exactly the same we need to express our ideas in a logical manner and with an open heart. …show more content…
Therefore, if you do not work conscientiously, in return you will get nothing. Through careful planning and thoughtful execution a farmer must prepare the soil with rotation and new manure the seeds may not grow, you need to water them regularly and the right amount, you need to pull out the weeds, the more attentive you are to the process the better your harvest will be. During this process you are putting a lot of your efforts into something in hopes of a return and you must wait for the results. If you do all that is required of you, you will harvest …show more content…
When I refused to take an opening for a supervisor’s job, due to the fact that an older man who was quite despicable wanted it and he was already trying to make my life miserable and I thought I could do a better job of keeping ahead of him beside him instead of above him and that was true. However, the person they hired wasn’t characteristically strong enough to keep him in check and he wreaked havoc where ever he could. I learned the hard way through other people suffering if you’re the best person to take the helm, then you have an obligation too, for the greater good of
Communicate with Logic and Emotion
Dr. Stephen Covey explained that we are all unique, therefore, we communicate and interpret information differently and if no two minds think exactly the same we need to express our ideas in a logical manner and with an open heart. …show more content…
Therefore, if you do not work conscientiously, in return you will get nothing. Through careful planning and thoughtful execution a farmer must prepare the soil with rotation and new manure the seeds may not grow, you need to water them regularly and the right amount, you need to pull out the weeds, the more attentive you are to the process the better your harvest will be. During this process you are putting a lot of your efforts into something in hopes of a return and you must wait for the results. If you do all that is required of you, you will harvest …show more content…
When I refused to take an opening for a supervisor’s job, due to the fact that an older man who was quite despicable wanted it and he was already trying to make my life miserable and I thought I could do a better job of keeping ahead of him beside him instead of above him and that was true. However, the person they hired wasn’t characteristically strong enough to keep him in check and he wreaked havoc where ever he could. I learned the hard way through other people suffering if you’re the best person to take the helm, then you have an obligation too, for the greater good of