The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People or Perfect Phrases for Managers and Supervisors

The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People

Author: Stephen R Covey

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity -- principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.

What People Are Saying

Ken M. Radziwanowski
Picture someone going through the best experience they've ever had in terms of training—that's what they say. People credit The 7 Habits with changing their lives, with getting back on track personally and professionally.

Table of Contents:

Inside-Out ..... 15

The Seven Habits---An Overview ..... 46

Part Two: Private Victory ..... 63

Habit 1: Be Proactive ..... 65

Principles of Personal Vision

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind ..... 95

Principles of Personal Leadership

Habit 3: Put First Things First ..... 145

Principles of Personal Management

Part Three: Public Victory ..... 183

Paradigms of Interdependence

Habit 4: Think Win/Win ..... 204

Principles of Interpersonal Leadership

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood ..... 235

Principles of Empathic Communication

Habit 6: Synergize ..... 261

Principles of Creative Cooperation

Part Four: Renewal ..... 285

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw ..... 287

Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal

Inside-Out Again

Appendix A: Possible Perceptions Flowing out of Various Centers ..... 321

Appendix B: A Quadrant II Day at the Office ..... 331

Problem/Opportunity Index ..... 341

Index ..... 348

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Perfect Phrases for Managers and Supervisors: Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases for Any Management Situation

Author: Meryl Runion

Powerful phrases for effective communication in every management situation

The latest addition to the bestselling Perfect Phrases series, Perfect Phrases for Managers and Supervisors is an indispensable tool for novice to mid-level managers and frontline supervisors. Corporate communications guru Meryl Runion coaches readers in the six fundamentals of effective delivery, including "Be Short, Specific, Targeted," and "Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say, and Don't Be Mean When You Say It." And she arms them with:

• Hundreds of perfect phrases for every phase of management, from supervising operations, to performance reviews, to communicating the company's mission
• Expert advice on effective communication, with tips on what to say and what not to say, establishing the right tone, establishing authority, and more
• Phrases for hundreds of specific tasks, including delegating, giving feedback, empowering employees, handling emotional employees, disciplining, and terminating

Meryl Runion is the president and CEO of SpeakStrong, Inc., and director of The Center for Responsible Communication. She has been featured in USA Today and dozens of trade journals.