The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey, advocates a value-based approach to help people be more effective in their personal and professional lives.

Fast Facts

1. Author: Stephen R. Covey
2. Genre: Self-Help
3. Publication Date: 1989
4. Publisher: Free Press
5. Pages: 384
6. ISBN 0-7432-6951-9
7. [[The New York Times|New York Times] bestseller
8. A sequel entitled The 8th Habit was published in 2004

Synopsis

The seven principles described in the book, if turned into habits, will help a person to "achieve true interdependent effectiveness". The book has sold over 15 million copies in 38 languages since first publication in 1989. Covey has written a book for teens that simplifies these principles, titled The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens. The sequel to 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatnes, which was published in 2004.

A course based on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is offered at FranklinCovey and many other cooperations and government agencies.

The Seven 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

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