The 8 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen Covey
Leaders in Health
Namibia
Background
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Core Concepts: Production/ Production
Capability Balance
PC
P
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Core Concepts: The Emotional Bank Account
Deposits
– Understanding the
other person
– Keeping commitments
– Helping
– Providing constructive
feedback
– Apologizing
Withdrawals
– Losing your temper
– Being inconsistent
– Not listening
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8 Habits of Highly Effective People
1) Be Proactive
2) Begin With the End in Mind
3) Put First Things First
4) Think Win/Win
5) Seek first to Understand, then Be Understood
6) Synergize
7) Sharpen the Saw
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8) Find Your Voice and Inspire Others to Find Theirs
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ENERGIZER: Picking Fruits
Habit 1: Be Proactive
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Definitions of Proactive
– Proactive means acting in advance to deal
with an expected difficulty.
-Webster’s dictionary
– Proactive means taking initiative.
-Stephen Covey
Characteristics of Proactive Individuals
• Take control of their lives
• Focus on things they can do something about
• Take responsibility for their moods
What is the opposite of proactive?
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Reactive vs. Proactive
Reactive Language
Proactive Language
There’s nothing I can do
Let’s look at our alternatives.
That’s just the way I am.
I can choose a different approach.
He makes me so mad.
I control my own feelings.
They won’t allow that.
I can create an effective presentation.
I have to do that.
I will choose an appropriate response.
I can’t.
I choose.
I must.
I prefer.
If only.
I will.
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Proactive Model
Stimulus
Freedom
to
Choose
Selfawareness
Response
Independent
Will
Imagination
Conscience
Being Proactive
Focus on things you can influence.
Focusing on things you can influence creates
positive energy that increases your influence
Focusing on what you cannot change creates
negative energy that shrinks your influence
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Activity
• On flip chart paper create a circle and in the
circle list as many concern as you have in your
group that come to mind in 2minutes
Control, Influence and Concern
Circle of
Influence
Circle of
Concern
Circle of
control
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Focus on Circle of Influence
Circle of Concern
Circle
of Influence
Proactive people focus on issues in their Circle of
Influence and work to expand that circle
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