The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People By Stephen R Covey Flashcards
Summarize Chapter 2 - The Seven Habits an Overview.
Character is formed by habit. Forming new character hinges on identifying that character’s supporting habits, developing the skill set the habit requires, and having the will to internalize the habit. Our effectiveness as leaders is based on how well we daily cultivate character building habits.
Summarize Chapter 1- Inside-Out.
- 7 Habits
The only genuine path to success is aligning our values, motives, and character to life’s principles: This is what Covey calls the Principle Ethic. The bottom line is that there are no shortcuts to success outside of character formation.
Define habit
- 7 Habits, ch 2
The intersection of knowledge, skills, and desire. We have to know the habit we want to master, learn the skill set necessary to support that habit, and have the desire necessary to integrate that habit into our lives.
Define effectiveness
-7 Habits, ch 2
Always investing in the assets that enable production: This is what Covey refers to as the product / product capability balance.
What type of victory must precede public victory?
- 7 Habits, ch 2
Our private victories, that is victories of character, must precede public victories.
What are the seven habits of highly effective people?
- 7 Habits, ch 2
1) Be proactive
2) Begin with the end in mind
3) Put first things first
4) Think Win/Win
5) Seek first to understand then to be understood
6) Synergize
7) Sharpen the saw
How should you treat your employee?
- 7 Habits, ch 2
“Exactly like you want them to treat your best costumer.” (p. 58)
What are the three categories of assets in life?
- 7 Habits, ch 2
Physical, financial, and human assets.
What was Thomas Paine’s quote about sacrifice?
- 7 Habits, ch 2
“That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.” - Paine
What is Marilyn Ferguson’s quote about change?
- 7 Habits, ch 2
“Each of guards a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.” - Ferguson
What was Aristotle’s quote about excellence?
- 7 Habits, ch 2
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle
What is the defining characteristic between humans and animals?
-7 Habits, ch 3
self-awareness, self-awareness allows us to see ourselves and determine how life is going to affect us
What exists between stimulus and response?
-7 Habits, ch 3
Choice
“behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions” (p. 71)
“behavior is a product of conscious choice, based on values, rather than a product of conditions, based on feelings” (p. 71)
What mindset prompts win/win interaction?
Cooperation and abundance vis competition and scarcity
What is the key to influencing others?
-7 Habits, ch 5
Being influenceable is the key to influencing. p. 257
