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THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE®

Introduction

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® workshop is for anyone who wants to improve personal performance. It is designed for any middle to high level manager who seeks to develop, enhance and maintain their personal and professional effectiveness and success. Based on Stephen Covey's hugely influential bestseller with the same name, this learning process lays the foundations for IMPROVED EFFECTIVENESS and LEADERSHIP at the personal, interpersonal, managerial and organizational levels.

Effectiveness model

High performance is achieved by people who live the principles of effectiveness in everything they do. Effectiveness means implementing enduring principles that change habits of behavior and, through new and better ways of doing things, consistently achieving the results you seek.

People who live by The 7 Habits of Effectiveness...

  • Be proactive®
  • Grasp opportunity with determination and take the initiative to leverage it; they don’t wait around for things to change and don’t play “victim." They have a strong sense of empowerment.
  • Begin with the End in Mind®
  • Are driven by a compelling mission, vision, and strategy, along with a strong set of core values and competencies. There's a powerful bias for results.
  • Put First Things First®
  • Stay highly focused on a crucial few mission-critical goals that are ambitious, clearly articulated, and measured. Execution is king; time is managed, not squandered.
  • Think Win-Win®
  • Are trusted partners with suppliers and customers, valuing and continuously building key relationships of mutual benefit.
  • Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood®
  • Listen hard to stakeholders—market, customers, employees—and communicate with a customer focus and strong service orientation.
  • Synergize®
  • Value diversity and creative collaboration, constantly seeking the innovative solution, the “third alternative,” in alliances and partnerships.
  • Sharpen the Saw®
  • Continuously improve every key process and relationship. Strong premium placed on organizational learning. People practice life balance and constant self renewal.

    Training agenda

    Course outline Core Competencies
    Habit 1 Be Proactive®
    • Take initiative.
    • Manage change.
    • Take responsibility and have accountability.
    Habit 2 Begin With the End in Mind®
    • Define vision and values.
    • Set measurable team and personal goals.
    • Align goals to priorities.
    • Focus on desired outcomes.
    Habit 3 Put First Things First®
    • Execute strategy.
    • Focus on important activities.
    • Apply effective planning and prioritization skills.
    • Use planning tools effectively.
    Habit 4 Think Win-Win®
    • Build high-trust relationships.
    • Build effective teams.
    • Apply successful negotiation skills.
    • Use effective collaboration.
    Habit 5 Seek First to Understand, then to Be Understood®
    • Apply effective interpersonal communication.
    • Overcome communication pitfalls.
    • Understand others.
    • Communicate viewpoints effectively.
    Habit 6 Synergize®
    • Leverage diversity.
    • Apply effective problem solving.
    • Apply collaborative decision making.
    • Value differences.
    • Build on divergent strengths
    Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw®
    • Achieve life balance.
    • Apply continuous improvement.
    • Seek continuous learning.

    The 7 Habits Learning Journey

    This is much more than a workshop. Participants in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People customized program are embarking on a self-development journey over several months. The supporting stages are designed to help ensure that the principles and habits are not only understood but applied and sustained, embedding new and better ways of working for the long term.
    Benchmark (Profile) The 7 Habits Profile is an anonymous 360° review that helps participants to focus on areas of strength or weakness and gives them a powerful personal context.
    3-Day 7 Habits Workshop See training agenda
    Understanding Profile (Personal Development Areas) The trainer works individualy with each participant helping to understand the evaluation report and to set the development areas
    7-Week "Contract"(Learning and Application Period)A weekly learning guide, followed in a booklet, that helps participants to remember and, most importantly, to start to apply the habits
    Re-benchmark (Follow-up Profile) A 360° profile to re-assess

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