Stephen Richards Covey (October 24, 1932 – July 16, 2012) was an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book was The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me — How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. He was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University at the time of his death. Vídeo de YouTubeThe 7 HabitsThe book first introduces the concept of Paradigm Shift and prepares the reader for a change in mindset. It helps the reader understand that there exists a different perspective, a viewpoint that may be different from his or her own and asserts that two people can see the same thing and yet differ with each other. Once the reader is prepared for this, it introduces the seven habits, in a proper order. An Animated Book Review Vídeo de YouTubeEach chapter is dedicated to one of the habits,which are represented by the following imperatives: The First Three Habits surround moving from dependence to independence (i.e., self-mastery): • Habit 1: Be Proactive • Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind • Habit 3: Put First Things First The next three have to do with Interdependence (i.e., working with others): • Habit 4: Think Win-Win • Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood • Habit 6: Synergize The final habit is that of continuous improvement in both the personal and interpersonal spheres of influence. • Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw Time Management MatrixOne of the many useful tools Covey introduces (this one in Habit 3, "Put first things First") is the Time Matrix template: (more examples here) Eisenhower's quote, "What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important," sums up the concept of the matrix perfectly. This so-called "Eisenhower Principle" is said to be how Eisenhower organized his tasks. As a result, the matrix is sometimes called the Eisenhower Matrix. - See more here Vídeo de YouTubeThere's a time management playlist here which starts with a classic visual representation that explains the 4 quadrants (and why it's most effective to prioretize quadrant 2 activities). (If the link doesn't work try this one) | página española aquí: http://bit.ly/CoveyEs Videos in YouTubethere are lots HERE! Especially see Covey's own. There's a dialogue in our FB group about starting a Study Circle on the Habits (click icon to go there) |