7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Challenge

Consider the price an organization pays when only half the people show initiative, fewer than half feel they can be candid about tough issues, and only a third possess individual work goals, plan their time, or contemplate how to improve their performance. Let’s face it. Individual strengths and personal effort drive effective organizations. Unfortunately, with common distractions, conflicting priorities, unclear objectives, poor communication, and lack of trust, it’s easy to burn out and lose focus.

Solution

Based on the proven principles found in Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s best-selling business book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® Signature Program is training that helps your organization achieve sustained superior results by focusing on making individuals and leaders more effective. Participants gain hands-on experience, applying timeless principles that yield greater productivity, improved communication, strengthened relationships, increased influence, and laser-like focus on critical priorities. The course also includes over 30 award-winning videos.

About the Course

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Signature Program, participants learn how to: take initiative, balance key priorities, improve interpersonal communication, leverage creative collaboration, and apply principles for achieving a balanced life.

Length of Training:

Three-day workshop

What You Receive:

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Book
    This best-selling book is the basis for the concepts taught in this course.
  • The 7 Habits Benchmark Assessment
    This 360° assessment helps you gauge your effectiveness from your own viewpoint and from the viewpoints of others.
  • Participant Guidebook
    This 174-page manual is filled with examples and exercises that continue to enhance the learning process after the workshop is over.
  • The 7 Habits Seven-Week Contract
    This reinforcement will help the concepts you learn become truly habit forming.
  • Audio CD by Stepehn R. Covey with abridged version of 7 Habits book

Core competencies for The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Signature Program include:

Objectives

Deliverables Produced
Habit 1
Be Proactive®
  • Take initiative.
  • Manage change.
  • Respond proactively.
  • Keep commitments.
  • Take responsibility and practice accountability.
  • Create positive business results.

Habit 2
Begin With the End in Mind®

  • Define vision and values.
  • Create a mission statement.
  • Set measurable team and personal goals.
  • Start projects successfully.
  • Align goals to priorities.
  • Focus on desired outcomes.

Habit 3
Put First Things First®

  • Execute strategy.
  • Apply effective delegation skills.
  • Focus on important activities.
  • Apply effective planning and prioritization skills.
  • Balance key priorities.
  • Eliminate low priorities and time-wasters.
  • Use planning tools effectively.
  • Use effective time-management skills.
Habit 4
Think Win-Win®
  • Build high-trust relationships.
  • Build effective teams.
  • Apply successful negotiation skills.
  • Use effective collaboration.
  • Build productive business relationships.
Habit 5
Seek First to Understand Then to Be Understood®
  • Apply effective interpersonal communication.
  • Overcome communication pitfalls.
  • Apply effective listening skills.
  • Understand others.
  • Reach mutual understanding.
  • Communicate viewpoints effectively.
  • Apply productive input and feedback.
  • Apply effective persuasion techniques.
Habit 6
Synergize®
  • Leverage diversity.
  • Apply effective problem solving.
  • Apply collaborative decision making.
  • Value differences.
  • Build on divergent strengths.
  • Leverage creative collaboration.
  • Embrace and leverage innovation.
Habit 7
Sharpen the Saw®
  • Achieve life balance.
  • Apply continuous improvement.
  • Seek continuous learning.