Summary of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
BAHRIA UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
Leadership Assignment
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, a Summary
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People has proven to be an International best seller and has sold over 10 million copies world wide, the immense popularity of the literature has turned it into a bible for business managers, individuals in relationships and students getting themselves through university or college. The publication by Stephen R Covey had so much of valuable material that my habit of highlighting or underlining significant verses has tuned my book into a colourful array of green, blue and pink highlighters.
I can go on and on with the endless compliments that this piece of work deserves but the fact of the matter is that I have been assigned a difficult task of summarising and justifying Stephen Covey’s marvel in less than two thousand words. So without wasting any more words, here goes:
Habit 1: Be Proactive
In the words of Stephen Covey, “Our behaviour is a function of our decision and not our conditions.” What the author means is that our behaviour and actions should be dictated by our own decisions and not by circumstances. The book also mentions the circle of concern and influence of individuals. A circle of concern for an individual includes a wide range of problems that a person might have whereas a circle of influence includes all the concerns that the individual has a degree of control over. Proactive people tend to focus on their circle of influence whereas reactive individuals tend to operate the other way round, limiting their scope of the circle of influence. In a nutshell proactive people seize the opportunities, are solutions to problems and tend to write their own destiny.
Related Examples:
Stephen Covey’s Sacramento incident with the helpless nurse who had the misfortune of working with an unthankful,
Leadership Assignment
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, a Summary
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People has proven to be an International best seller and has sold over 10 million copies world wide, the immense popularity of the literature has turned it into a bible for business managers, individuals in relationships and students getting themselves through university or college. The publication by Stephen R Covey had so much of valuable material that my habit of highlighting or underlining significant verses has tuned my book into a colourful array of green, blue and pink highlighters.
I can go on and on with the endless compliments that this piece of work deserves but the fact of the matter is that I have been assigned a difficult task of summarising and justifying Stephen Covey’s marvel in less than two thousand words. So without wasting any more words, here goes:
Habit 1: Be Proactive
In the words of Stephen Covey, “Our behaviour is a function of our decision and not our conditions.” What the author means is that our behaviour and actions should be dictated by our own decisions and not by circumstances. The book also mentions the circle of concern and influence of individuals. A circle of concern for an individual includes a wide range of problems that a person might have whereas a circle of influence includes all the concerns that the individual has a degree of control over. Proactive people tend to focus on their circle of influence whereas reactive individuals tend to operate the other way round, limiting their scope of the circle of influence. In a nutshell proactive people seize the opportunities, are solutions to problems and tend to write their own destiny.
Related Examples:
Stephen Covey’s Sacramento incident with the helpless nurse who had the misfortune of working with an unthankful,