It can be complemented by the two books written by Jim Collins, "Good to great" and "Built to last". The "7 habits of highly effective people" is not a map one-for-one to building a great company, it’s a general guide on how to develop yourself and understand other. Work on your private victories before the public victories. This paradigm theory can be simply translated by this affirmation of Covey: “The way we see the problem is the problem”.īut first, before implementing these habits, a shift toward the Character Ethic is needed, to change your view of things, to be open to other perceptions and get a more objective view.Īnd through the theory of the 7 habits, you will start by working on your inner self, on “being the solution”, before implementing the solution. And as the paradigm they rely on, the 7 habits are primary and fundamental principles of human effectiveness. The Personality Ethic is not all deception, some of its aspects like communication skill or personality growth can be positive and even key to success, but they are just secondary trait while the Character Ethic is the first trait, the foundation of happiness. It defends the idea that someone can only experience happiness and success as they learn the basic principles of effective living and integrate them into their basic character. This paradigm is filled with integrity, humility, loyalty, patience, justice and courage. In the opposite way, the second paradigm called the Character Ethic comes from the definition of success in the 150 years before. It defends the idea that success is more a question of personality, attitudes and behaviors, social skills and human interactions. This paradigm is filled with social image consciousness, quick-fix and easy techniques that only solve problems on the short term. The first paradigm is reflecting the definition of success that has been leading most people for the past 50 years before the book was written. The habits are built around the concept of two paradigms. People are made of multiple paradigm, influenced by their experience, their environment and conditioning affects. Those are the factors that make the rarefied stature of the book.Ĭovey talks about paradigm, these are the way people see the world and understand things. These principles tend toward building character, not achieving success and thereby helped people become not just more effective individuals but better leaders. They are in opposition with quick-fix and short term solution.
The ideas embedded in the frameworks are timeless, they are principles, principles that are core competencies but that you have to work with to renew yourselves, better yourselves. Through the book, Stephen Covey gives a user interface organized into a coherent conceptual framework. It emphasizes on building character rather than attaining success.
The "7 habits of highly effective people" is not only about personal effectiveness, but about leadership development.
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