The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People: Revised and Updated: 30th Anniversary Edition
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The No. 1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century
“[Thirty] years after it first appeared, the wisdom of The 7 Habits is more relevant than ever. On an individual level people are burning out, and on a collective level we are burning up the planet. So Dr. Covey’s emphasis on self-renewal and his understanding that leadership and creativity require us to tap into our own physical, mental, and spiritual resources are exactly what we need now.” Arianna Huffington
One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for nearly three decades. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, teachers and parents – millions of people of all ages and occupations. Now, this 30th anniversary edition of the timeless classic commemorates the wisdom of the 7 habits with modern additions from Sean Covey.
The 7 habits have become famous and are integrated into everyday thinking by millions and millions of people. Why? Because they work!
With Sean Covey’s added takeaways on how the habits can be used in our modern age, the wisdom of the 7 habits will be refreshed for a new generation of leaders.
They include:
Habit 1: Be Proactive
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Habit 4: Think Win/Win
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Habit 6: Synergise
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
This beloved classic presents a principle-centered approach for solving both personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and practical anecdotes, Stephen R. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity – principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.
Stephen R. Covey dedicated his life to demonstrating how a person can truly control their destiny with profound yet straightforward guidance. As an internationally respected leadership authority, family expert, teacher, organisational consultant, and author, his advice gives insight to millions. He sold more than 20 million books (in 40 languages), and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was named the No. 1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century. He was the author of The 3rd Alternative, The 8th Habit, The Leader in Me, First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, and many other titles. He held an MBA from Harvard and a doctorate from Brigham Young University, USA. He was the cofounder of FranklinCovey, a leading global education and training firm with offices in 147 countries.
Sean Covey is President of FranklinCovey Education and oversees all of Franklin Covey’s International partnerships which cover over 140 countries. He is a New York Times best-selling author and has written several books, including The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make, The 7 Habits of Happy Kids, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, which has been translated into 20 languages and sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster UK, Reissue edition (19 May 2020) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 464 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1471195201 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1471195204 |
| Dimensions | 15.3 x 2.8 x 23.4 cm |
by Austin-Juan
I bought this book that was recommended in a video on YouTube.
I’m addicted I cant put the book down as soon as it arrived I opened it and instantly starting reading and got lost in the book.
Highly recommend
by Lex
The 7 Habits are something that remain true, regardless of time era or culture. I think Stephen is spot on within his regards stated within the book of these habit’s legitimacy. They are the fundamentals of creating an effective human. However, I do think Stephen takes are far too altruistic/logical disposition when advising specific advice. I think the two perfect examples are the emotional bank account and thinking win/win.
I would argue that emotional bank accounts don’t necessarily work in the logical manner Stephen describes. Divorce records, bad relationships and friendships can show this. We don’t always think in our emotional investments relative to our current condition/issues with someone, as our current emotional state will often cloud our judgement or just straight outweigh the possible years of previous investments, particularly with emotionally immature individuals. In some circumstances, emotional bank accounts can be relative, whereby actions don’t have comparative value but instead are valued all the same (kind of like the buddist birthday cutaway from Family Guy, which I know is a weird simile).
As for thinking win/win, it is often times just far too time ineffective to try and come up with win/win circumstances for certain situations. For interactions that’ll have future consequences, it is necessary to build a good, trusting relationship, but for one time interactions or in other circumstances, trying to get your other party to win will just be manipulated or abused, and sometimes just ineffective, as it’ll have no future bearing on any endeavours that are important to your life or to those important to you. In those situations, I think just thinking to win is far better.
Finally, the concept of the young woman/old lady. It’s a fun little psychology game that can show ignorance and the defensive nature we have over world views, but what I think that it ignores about worldviews is how useful they are. Two people can perceive the same interaction differently, that is true, but what makes one perspective more valuable and ‘right’ is whether or not that worldview can be used to recreate or predict future events similar to that perceived or be useful to motivate or explain why something works, and allows for future effective actions to be taken. If you see a lion hunting a gazelle, one person could say that it is because they’re hungry, while another could say that the gazelle wronged the lion. Both are interpreting the same act, and can justify it with their description of details within the event, however, only one perspective (the lion being hungry) can predict that this behaviour can happen again in future (not the best analogy, I know, but its the best I could think of). This general principle is a fundamental to self-help: replicability of ideals and success.
The book is magnificent, and is expertly written, with Stephen’s analogies and stories being VERY convincing and easily convey the many ideas he puts forward. Its just some of the advice isn’t something you should take forward, which is up to you to decide. Don’t just read this book and take it as gospel; take the many concepts that work for you and leave those that don’t show to be effective or bear fruit.
by Kasib R.
Seems like a great book and interesting
by Wande Williams
Good.
by LinaJan
For a long time, I resented any book that I perceived as ‘self-help’. I’m pretty sure I heard about this particular book quite a long time ago too but it never captured my attention. It just so happened that life lead me to a place where this book is said to be ‘highly recommended’ (in a sense where you understand that ‘recommended’ is borderline ‘you best read it or else…’ So I grudgingly bit the bullet and bought it. And goodness me was my negative bias challenged! I am now certainly an advocate for ‘EVERYONE should read it!’ It’s very detailed, very accessible, very knowledgeable and very much inspiring! And, best of all, there’s nothing pushy or preachy about it which was how I always perceived this type of content. It is literally about how each of can – if we want – to live a fulfilling life, whatever it entails for each of us individually and personally. So soooo recommend!
by DZ2
Read this over 20 years ago
Still so relevant today
Highly recommend for all – especially young people
by F
The book is good and the habits described are very applicable however the points of reference ie some of the examples used are out of date.
by beyza
Amazing book with so much wisdom, be ready to highlight a lot!