Presentation on the Seven Habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey

1. Tinniam V Ganesh
tvganesh.85@gmail.com

2.  Our life is a series of choices we make
 We are free to choose the course of action in
the space between stimulus and response
 While we have control over the choices we
make we have no control over the
consequences

4.  Success is not a destination. Success is a
journey

5. Based on
 Self Awareness
 Imagination
 Conscience
 Independent will

6.  The Character Ethic provides basic principles of effective living
 Foundation is based on principles of integrity, humility, fidelity,
temperance, courage, justice, patience, industry, modesty
 With character ethic one can experience true and enduring success
in life.

7. Personality ethic relies on human and public relations
- Positive mental attitude
- Communication abilities
Attitude determines altitude
Smiling wins more friends

8. You will reap only what you sow
You cannot rush your crop to grow without the necessary work to
plough, till, sow and maintain prior to harvest
Fundamental character strength is required for long lasting success.
What we are communicates more effectively than what we
say!

9.  Character Ethic is based on the idea that there are principles that
govern human effectiveness
 Principles are like light houses
 They are natural laws that cannot be broken
 Principles govern human growth and happiness and woven into the
fabric of society

10.  Principle of fairness
 Integrity, honesty
 Respect
 Service to others
 Principles are guidelines for human conduct
 Proven to have enduring value

11. Principle centered, character based, inside-out approach to personal
and inter-personal effectiveness
Inside-out means to start with the self, your character and your
motives

12. Internalized principles and patterns of behavior
We are what we repeatedly do,
Excellence, then is a not an act, but a habit.
Aristotle

13. Habits are the intersection
of knowledge, skills and
desire.

14.  Knowledge – What to do and why to do
 Skill – how to do
 Desire – Want to do
Knowledge on interaction, learning the skills
Upward movement
Working on knowledge, skill and desire we can break through new
levels of personal and interpersonal effectiveness.

15. The Seven Habits are not a piece meal formula
It is harmony of natural laws
The Maturity continuum moves from independence to interdependence
 Habits 1,2 & 3 – deal with self mastery. Deal with private victories
based on character
 Habits 4,5 & 6 – public victories of teamwork, cooperation and
communication
 Habit 7 – Is the habit of renewal. Balanced and regular renewal of the
basic dimensions of life

17. Seven Habits first to
5.Seek
6.Synergize
understand then
to be understood
PUBLIC
VICTOR
7.Sharpen the Y
saw 4. Think
Win/Win
3. Put first
things first
PRIVAT
E
VICTOR
1. Be Y 1. Begin with the
Proactive end in mind

18. For Long term beneficial results
There has to be P/PC balance
P – Production
PC – Production Capability

19. Habit 1
Be Pro-active

20. Our conditioning depends on
- Genetic determinism
- Psychic determinism
- Environmental determinism
Our choices are determined by the above 3 conditioning

21. Habit 1 says “You are the creator. You are in charge”.
It is based on imagination, conscience, independent will and self-
awareness.

22. - In the space between stimulus and response we are free to make a
choice. We should not wait for stimuli and then respond. This is
reactive behavior.
We need to be pro-active.
- Taking the initiative
- It is more than that.
- Proactive people do not blame circumstances, conditions or
conditioning for their behavior. The behavior is a product of their
own conscious choice , based on values.

23. Pro-active people carry their own weather with them
Reactive people are affected by social environment or social weather.
Theryreact to how society treats them
Proactive people are driven by values and not by circumstances

24. Reactive vs. Pro-active
people
Circle of Influence
Pro-active people
Circle of Concern
Reactive people

25. Act, don’t be acted upon.
Drive. Don’t be driven.
Taking the initiative is recognizing our responsibility to make things
happen
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
Abraham Lincoln

26. Habit 2
Begin with the end in Mind

27. All things are created twice
First there is the mental creation
Second the physical creation.
Carpenter’s rule – Measure twice, cut once
If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.

28. It is first mental creation based on imagination, the ability to envision

29. On a vacation you plan the route
Plan, plan your moves in life
Habit 1 says you are the creator
Habit 2 is the first creation
What do you want be in 3, 5 10 years in your professional career.

30.  If you don’t know where you are going, you will go
nowhere!

31. Habit 2 is based on the principles of Personal Leadership
Leadership is doing the right things. Management is doing things right.
We need to have a long term vision, a goal.

32. Create a Personal mission statement
What do you want to achieve in your personal, professional and social
lives?
Your actions will flow from your personal mission statement
“To have a quality life at home, to become a VP with the next 12 years
and to increase my circle of friends to 500+”

33. To write a personal mission statement we need to start at the center of
the Circle of Influence
Here we have our vision and values. We have principles and our
paradigms.
At the center we have security, direction, wisdom and the capacity to
act.

34. Identify roles & goals
Son/father/husband, professional/subordinate/boss, friend
Roles and goals give a organized direction to your personal mission

35. Habit 3
Put first things first.

36. Habit 3 is the second creation. It is the fulfillment and the actualization
of Habits 1 & 2
Habit 3 is effective self –management.

37. Time management focuses on things and time
Self management focuses on achieving results or on maintaining the P/
PC balance.

38. Urgent Not Urgent
I II
Important
ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES
Crises Prevention, PC activities
Pressing problems Rebuilding relationships
Deadlines Recognizing new opportunities
Planning, recreation
III IV
Not Important
ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES
Interruptions, some calls Trivia, busy work
Some mail, Some mail
Some Meetings Some phone calls
Popular activitis Time wasters

39.  Quadrant I – Stress, burnout
 Quadrant III – Short term focus, crisis management
 Quadrant IV – Irresponsible
 Quadrant II – where we should spend a large time of our life –
Planning, exercising, focus on opportunities, maintain P/PC balance

40.  Learn to put “first things first”
 Learn to say no
 Learn to manage yourself effectively

41. To manage our time effectively
Coherence – Balance between roles & goals
Priorities and plans
Desire and your discipline
Bringing focus to your life. On prevention rather than crises
management.

42.  Personal
 Family
 Professional
 Social

43. Mission
Roles Goals
Statement
Long term organizing
Roles Goals Plans
Weekly term organizing

44. The first 3 habits are towards achieving a private victory, or achieving a
personal independence
Habits 4,5,6 are focused on interdependence

45. Seven Habits first to
5.Seek
6.Synergize
understand then
to be understood
PUBLIC
VICTOR
7.Sharpen the Y
saw 4. Think
Win/Win
3. Put first
things first
PRIVAT
E
VICTOR
1. Be Y 1. Begin with the
Proactive end in mind

46. Emotional bank account determines the amount of trust in a
relationship
- Deposits in the Emotional account of kindness, courtesy,
commitment we build a reserve

47.  Understand the individual
 Attending to little things
 Keeping commitments
 Clarifying expectations
 Showing personal integrity
 Apologizing sincerely

48. Habit 4
Think Win - Win.

49. Win-Win is based on 5 dimensions
 Character
 Maturity
 Abundance mentality
 Relationships
 Agreement

50. In a library there are 2 old
- One wants the window open to let in some
fresh air
- Another wants it closed to prevent the draft
The librarian’s solution
- Open the window in another room
Both men were happy!

51.  Behind opposing positions are common
interests.
 Focus on interests and not on positions
(Getting to Yes
In 1978 Israel occupied Mount Sinai since the 6
day war of 1967
Egypt wanted every bit of Mount Sinai back
while Israel insisted on keeping it. It appeared
incompatible

52.  Israel was interested in its security
 Egypt in its sovereignty
 Solution – Mount Sinai returned and made a
de-militarized zone.
 Reconcile interests rather than positions.

53. Habit 5
Seek first to understand then to be
understood .

54.  Empathetic listening – seek to understand
 We listen with an intent to reply not to understand
 Empathy is not sympathy. Sympathy is a form of agreement
 Empathy is fully, deeply understand the person emotionally and
intellectually

55.  Work as a cohesive whole
 Synergy when there is resonance
 When the whole is greater than the sum of its parts

56. Habit 7
Renewal.

57.  Sharpen the saw

59.  Quadrant II activity
 Improves the P/PC balance

60. Management is common sense, which is not
very common.

61. Good luck & Thank You !
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