Book review: THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE (original) (raw)

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

This book is a helpful read, and probably a worthwhile re-read. Without a doubt, all could benefit from a renewed focus on personal development, spiritual formation, and long-term growth and goals. None of us, not even the author, practices these habits perfectly; however, the simplicity and ability of the habits to alter our paradigms, affect our attitudes toward our situation, and help us to focus our time and energy on what we can control seems has borne fruit since the book was first published in 1989.

Book Analysis: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Book Analysis: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, 2022

This book analysis applies lessons from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and provides readers with clear instruction on attaining, maintaining and then continuously improving a practical mindset. From that mindset, one's actions follow. Moreover, a person with an effective state of mind can spread this outlook to others, such as peers, subordinates and even superiors. The phrase "effective people" can be used both for leaders and managers. Anyone who interacts with others benefits when understanding this book's teachings and applying them. As many have said, any good concept has value only if applied. This is a realistic, not idealistic work. Dr. Covey gathered the information for this book through his management advising work as well as his university teaching and life experience. In most instances, Dr. Covey captured and interpreted his research in the real world laboratory called "life".

The Role of the Word-Acaid Philosophy in Directing Human Behaviour and Performance in All Situations

2018

This article addresses the role the Word-Acaid Philosophy plays in directing or guiding human behaviour in all situations and circumstances.   It discusses the origin of the philosophy when I asked myself the following question:  “Why do I do what I do when I do what I do?”  This question led me to carefully self-examine to discover the reason for my behaviours. Once the philosophy was crafted, I observed that all other human beings seem to go through the same process. The philosophy did not originate as a formal study.  However, in this article I did a systematic study on the concepts to verify the initial propositions.  In order to achieve my goal a formal study was done using a descriptive approach to explicate the modus operandi of the philosophy with a view of understanding its nature and the role each of the essential elements plays.  A conceptual analysis method was used focusing on the definition of key concepts. It was conclusi...

Survival in good, bad, and ugly times: attaining personal and professional excellence

International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 2012

Purpose -This article aims to present the findings from data gathered from 1,160 individuals who participated over the course of five years in a series of workshops, university courses and business dialogue sessions on the subject of personal and professional excellence. Design/methodology/approach -Data were gathered from dialogue sessions and workshops with LA-based workforce members, and classroom sessions in higher business education. The shift from general management teaching to focused self-management dialogues was explained, emerged themes from five years of data gathering were examined and the themes and keywords were visualized and results noted. Findings -The paper finds that in today's rapidly changing world of work, people are seeking ways to reinvent themselves in order to become more resilient. The findings listed in this paper are not exhaustive but should rather be used as a pragmatic tool for further research on the topic. Research limitations/implications -The population used for data was large, yet geographically limited, as it consisted of members of the Los Angeles workforce and business and management students in Los Angeles. The themes to be formed could have been named differently, as the clustering process was done by the author and not the audience. It is suggested that future research should concentrate on applying this study among other geographical and cultural audiences for a greater foundation in findings and for capturing additional, possibly deviating, perspectives. Practical implications -Four main themes are presented as a result of the analysis of the collected data: right action, right thinking, right mindfulness, and right connection, along with 20 keywords. Personal and professional excellence is not a one-time achievement, but a continuous effort in which multiple aspects need to be addressed at the same time. It could be seen as an ongoing paradigm renewal. Originality/value -The paper tailors a model for personal and professional excellence in the twenty-first century AD to a model that was developed in the twenty-fifth century BC.