7 Habits to follow if you want to be a Highly Effective Person

Habit 1: Be Proactive®

• Taking initiative
• Keeping commitments
• Taking responsibility
• Holding oneself accountable for results
• Exerting a positive influence on results

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind®
• Developing vision
• Establishing/clarifying mission
• Setting team/personal goals
• Aligning goals to mission-critical priorities
• Focusing on outcomes

Habit 3: Put First Things First®

• Executing strategy
• Focusing on important rather than merely urgent priorities
• Defining tasks to achieve key goals
• Eliminating low priorities
• Prioritizing tasks
• Using planning tools

Habit 4: Think Win-Win®

• Improving business relationships
• Collaborating effectively
• Negotiating in a Win-Win mode
• Resolving conflicts
• Making Win-Win performance agreements

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood®

• Communicating persuasively
• Defusing high-tension situations
• Listening effectively
• Providing productive input and feedback

Habit 6: Synergize®

• Leveraging diversity
• Making decisions/solving problems collaboratively
• Valuing differences
• Collaborating creatively
• Developing innovative solutions

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw®

• Achieving life balance
• Practicing continuous improvement
• Practicing self-renewal