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What habits do effective individuals have in common that give them the upper-hand both personally and professionally. Discover important practices and principles to cultivate in your own life to improve your personal effectiveness and positively impact those around you.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People highlights the importance of positive behaviors to achieve success, and empowers you with the knowledge you need to make meaningful changes in your own life. Following the habits laid out in this book will allow you to better manage your time, improve your interactions with those around you, and ultimately make you a more successful person.

You will learn:

· How you have the power to control your own responses in every situation

· Why you should be striving for 'win-win or no deal' in every interaction

· Why you should first seek to truly understand others before you try to make them understand you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joosr
• Release date: Aug 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781785671227

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THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

BY STEPHEN R. COVEY

Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

Contents

What’s it about?

As humans, we have the power to control how we respond to situations

Taking effective action requires picturing the outcome before you proceed

Effective personal management is focusing your attention on important tasks

To work effectively with others, you must seek mutually beneficial solutions

If you truly listen to the other person, they are more likely to listen to you

An effective team combines the strengths of multiple people to achieve goals

Maintain balance through regular renewal and you will make constant progress

Final summary

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What’s it about?

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a guide to developing your personal effectiveness by creating and practicing positive habits that promote growth and character improvement. Human development follows three important stages: dependence, independence, and interdependence. Each stage is important, and cannot be skipped. Many people today place independence above all else and stop at this stage, but successful interdependence is the goal of truly effective individuals.

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