Book Review: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey E-Book

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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide. 

Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is one of the most successful business and self-help books of all time. Instead of putting success down to luck or innate talent, Covey claims that effective individuals move up in the world thanks to a small number of techniques that, when applied on a daily, habitual basis, subtly change the way you interact with and are seen by others. He also speaks out against what he likes to call “the Personality Ethic” and instead promotes his own concept, “the Character Ethic”. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has enjoyed incredible success since its publication, selling more than 25 million copies and spawning a series of spin-offs. 

This book review and analysis is perfect for: 
•Employees looking to get noticed in the workplace
•Negotiators who want to hone their trade
•Anyone who wants to enjoy better relationships with their colleagues and family

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Increase your personal efficiency without losing sight of who you are

Habits play a very important role in our daily lives and have a huge influence on our efficiency… or, on the contrary, our inefficiency. Which good habits can make a positive difference in our lives and how can we get rid of our ‘bad’ habits?

Ever since it was first published in 1989, Stephen Covey’s (American author, businessman and keynote speaker, 1932-2012) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has become a worldwide bestseller, translated into more than 40 languages and selling more than 25 million copies. Covey taught leadership and management at some of America’s most prestigious universities, but it was above all his work as a consultant for several years that allowed him to develop a theoretical, practical approach to personal effectiveness.

The strength of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People lies in the fact that they can be applied to all walks of life, whether the subject in question is personal or professional. The method is customisable in the sense that each habit is tailored to your own personal values. Unlike self-help books which focus on behaviour, Covey’s book offers sustainable improvement, because it requires you to work on yourself.

Are you ready to break free of the daily rut and reconsider how you think and act to make the most of your potential? With this introduction to The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, learn about the cornerstones of Covey’s method and discover how it can help you to take your life back into your own hands in just 50 minutes.

KEY INFORMATION

Reference: Covey, S. (2004) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. New York: Free Press.1st edition: 1989Author: Stephen Richards Covey (management professor, coach and entrepreneur. Born 23October 1932 in Salt Lake City, United States, and died 16 July 2012 in Idaho Falls in the United States)Key words:Emotional Bank Balance: how much others trust us based on our past actions, and in particular on our ability to interact with them in a selfless, empathetic manner. Integrity: the ability to act every day in accordance with your values.Leadership: the ability to act proactively to positively influence others, while always keeping your objective in mind.Synergy: the bringing together of ideas, resources or actions to achieve a result greater than the sum of its parts.

Context

The author

Stephen Covey was born in 1932 in Utah, right in the heartland of America, and grew up in a practising Mormon family. An MBA (Master of Business Administration) graduate of Harvard University, he wrote his doctoral thesis on religious education at Brigham Young University. He also taught at Brigham Young before launching his own consultancy business in 1985.

Thanks to the worldwide success of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, published in 1989, he developed his coaching, training and consultancy work for different businesses, organisations and individuals.

In 1997, he merged his business with Hyrum W. Smith’s company Franklin Quest. Like Covey, Smith is a Mormon and an expert in personal efficiency, known as the creator of the Franklin Planner, a time management tool inspired by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. In his autobiography, he made a list of the “13 virtues” which have inspired many American ethical and personal development theorists, including Smith and Covey. Their business, named FranklinCovey, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and offers coaching and strategic advice services throughout the world.

The father of nine children, Covey regularly brings up his family life in his works to illustrate different principles of leadership. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People