The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Put First Things First and Think Win-Win Covey’s habit 3 and 4 are First Things First which is about the practice of priorities in time management in a private victory and habit 4 is Think Win-Win which is about a public victory balancing courage and empathic in relationships. Habit 3 reminds me of putting God first. He is my center and sound principle. Habit 4 is reaching out to my neighbor that is a win-win. I am reminded to love my neighbor as myself. In addition win-win is a excellent way…

I observed Courtney Beggin’s 3rd grade class at Mitchell-Neilson Elementary. Mitchell-Neilson Elementary is a Murfreesboro City School that implements Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in their culture and curriculum. The Mitchell-Neilson websites says, “We believe in differentiating instruction by integrating leadership language into our daily instruction as we help our students become the best readers, writers, thinkers, and LEADERS they can be!” The school set up a Response…

As the book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” continues, we enter Habit 3 and Habit 4; working up the ladder to being interdependent. Habit 3 is titled “Put first things first”. To many this sounds very self-explanatory. However, one may not have the knowledge in order to figure out how to do this. Effective management is putting first things first. It is important to note that while leadership decides what “first things” are, it is management that puts them day-by-day,…

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey, you’re taken on a journey to becoming a better person. This book is directed to teenagers, but it could help anybody if they feel their life needs to be changed for the better. There are 12 chapters in this book with each talking about how to live a healthier, calmer life. The first habit is Be Proactive, in this chapter it helps you learn how to react to a situation. You should use your tools, the tools of your mind of course. Habit 1…

The seven Habits profile was developed by FranklinCovey’s and it is a purpose-driven learning experience that focuses on the essentials of great leadership and its implementation. In this essay I will explore and evaluate my own qualities, characteristics, and shortcoming essentials of leadership. I will begin by reviewing the results of my own seven Habits Profile. In the Seven habits profile you will see that the first two categories are the fundamental habits of the Seven Habits profile and…

The seven habits profile indicates that I practice the foundational habits quite well. Balance is definitely something that I have worked to develop over the past several years. There was a point in my life where the stress of work spilled over into my personal life and would affect the relationships that I had with others. I also think that being honest and being able to follow through on commitments are important in both the personal and professional areas of my life. One of the areas that I…

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things: most people have heard this Peter Drucker’s quote and many of them would even agree with it. Drucker’s book “The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done” lines up with his quote by addressing the importance of effectiveness amongst the executives, the knowledge workers whose decisions affect their organization’s performance. However, most executive jobs are nowadays occupied by…

The purpose of Sean Covey’s “ 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens “gives teens a pathway through life. You can learn many ways on how to treat people right, or how to improve relationships. I have learned the correct way to rebuild relationships, and to also rebuild personal bank accounts. Teenagers have learned to start being more proactive rather than deactivate, and that listening first rather than being heard first is always for the better. Sean Covey also teaches teenagers to always have the…

application while practices are for a particular purpose. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People gives an in depth and “inside-out” strategy to the effectiveness centered on character and principles. In this case, “inside-out” is used to imply that the process of change starts with oneself. For most people, this scenario is…

According to my Seven Habits Profile, I scored high in “Begin with an End in Mind.” I have the ability see where a project, team member or organization is and visualize the steps it needs to take to be successful. I pride myself in being able to make goals within my position and determine a route for success. I routinely take time to think and research various ideas that I believe will be beneficial for my position, team members and organization. I regularly relay my vision with my team members…