¡°[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.¡± ¡ªArianna Huffington
¡°No person lasts forever, but books and ideas can endure. Stephen R. Covey¡¯s life is done, but his work is not. It continues, right here in this book as alive today as when first written.¡± ¡ªJim Collins
¡°Every so often a book comes along that not only alters the lives of readers but leaves an imprint on the culture itself. The 7 Habits is one of those books.¡± ¡ªDaniel Pink, author of Drive and When
Chapter Page
Foreword
by Jim Collins 1
Preface to the 30th Anniversary Edition
by Sean Covey 9
Part 1 Paradigms and Principes 13
Inside-Out 15
The 7 Habits-An Overview 46
Part 2 Private Victory 71
Habit 1 Be Proactive 73
Principles of Personal Vision
Habit 2 Begin with the End in Mind 109
Principles of Personal Leadership
Habit 3 Put First Things First 167
Principles of Personal Management
Part 3 Public Victory 213
Paradigms of Interdependence 215
Habit 4 Think Win/Win 235
Principles of Interpersonal Leadership
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood 273
Principles of Empathic Communication
Habit 6 Synergize 307
Principles of Creative Cooperation
Part 4 Renewal 339
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw 341
Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal
Inside-Out Again 367
Afterword: Q&A with Stephen R. Covey 385
A Quadrant II Day at the Office 399
A Covey Family Tribute to a Highly Effective Father 409
Proble...m/Opportunity Index 415
Index 425