Communications + Employee Engagement
I began blogging about the book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People a few months back in order to publicly commit myself to its completion… But I started at Habit 2 with the promise to revisit Habit 1: Be Proactive. Here is my answer to that promise:
The simplest way to explain the idea of being proactive is via the fable of The Ant and The Grasshopper.
Habit 6 in Seven Habits is synergy. Over the last two decades since its publication, synergy has become a bit of a… joke. Continue reading “Habit 6 – Synergy (NSFW)”
This is probably the hardest habit for most people… and I am no exception.
Habit 4 of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Win-Win Situations makes sense – in theory – but I have yet to see it used consistently in practice. I’ve seen companies come close but most miss the mark entirely because of Trust issues. Or because someone does not recognize that opportunities for constructive criticism are just that: opportunities. Creating a Win-Win is very delicately hinged on creating an environment of Trust and Respect.
This chapter of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Amazon Affiliate Link) focuses on the practical day-to-day actions required to honor the principle-centered focus represented by Habit 2. After taking time to develop a personal mission statement, an over-arching focus for one’s life, Habit 3 offers practical advice to develop daily and weekly habits to improve time management and reinforce Habit 1, Be Proactive. Continue reading “Habit 3 – First Things First or Self-Managing”