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We recieved this book as a gift..now we purchased it to gift someone close! The book covers many areas in daily circumstances that we often neglect to notice and correct afterward. Good pointers to think about and become more disciplined. And Excellent service from Amazon as usual!
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I first read this book more than 15 years ago, and it was still as fresh, exciting, and relevant today as it was back then. There is a simple reason why this book continues to be an international best-seller: its logical and common-sense message can be applied by all people, families, and organizations, and it has the power to transform individual characters and relationships at all levels.
Covey is a master story-teller and excellent writer who balanced humor, psychology, philosophy, and spirituality to clearly present his compelling habits (be proactive; begin with the end in mind; put first things first; think win-win; seek first to understand, then to be understood; synergize; sharpen the saw) in a non-intimidating way. What I find most convincing of the validity of these habits is the fact that you cannot make a compelling argument for their opposites.
I have personally experienced over the years that I can apply these seven habits to every kind of situation, and I can practice them to varying degrees depending on my individual preferences. I am also convinced that the more disciplined I am in practicing these habits the greater will be my personal, inter-personal, and organizational effectiveness.
Covey's extensive research and documentation has helped lead me over the years on a very rewarding introspective journey of self-improvement and self-discovery. He has also inspired my on-going study of leadership (personal, inter-personal, and organizational), philosophy, and character-refinement. I am constantly finding direct and indirect connections to the Seven Habits in most of the best works I read and study.
I give this book my strongest endorsement: it is one of the books I will encourage my young son to read when I feel the time is right.
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Purchased the book on CD and the workbook.
It is an interesting book makes you think a lot about life.
More philosophical than instructional.
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Regardless of whether one finds this book profound, banal, or in-between, it serves as a reminder that no one can harm our self-concept without our permission. Covey cites Victor Frankl, who saw his relatives put to death and who suffered terribly in a Nazi concentration camp, yet came to a point where he realized that his self-concept was the one thing that the Nazis couldn't take away. This, of course, applies to lesser situations. For instance, your boss cannot sour your attitude towards your job, and a disagreeable ex-spouse cannot remain "married" to you, without your permission.
There is a helpful table (pp. 120-121) that helps the reader determine what he/she is centered on. The possibilities include money-centered, pleasure-centered, self-centered, enemy-centered, etc.
Covey also focuses on different styles of leadership (and gives several examples of the same in terms of parenting). In the gofer style of leadership, the leader gives a constant series of commands and effectively dogs the person being led, often breeding resentment in the person being led. In contrast, when the leader uses stewardship delegation, the leader gives a general framework for the accomplishment of a goal, and the person being led feels his/her dignity respected while working from within to achieve the goal. Covey comments: "Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience, and it doesn't preclude the necessity to train and develop people so that their competency can rise to the level of that trust."
There are various means of dealing with problems. For instance, the traditional authoritarian approach is the win-lose one. Not surprisingly, Covey emphasizes the win-win approach to solving problems.
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I agree with the other commenters who have given this book negative reviews and who appear to be more critical thinkers than the author himself.
This book was clearly written on auto-pilot; it is constructed on a string of cliches and half-conceived insights and analysis. It is entirely clear the author has little to say. The book is an insult to probing, intelligent minds. A total joke!
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