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Book Report: You are to write a three-page paper on your book, citing and summarizing “key take-aways” and how you can apply at least five principles to your own career/life.
Type the report using 1.5 line spacing and either Calibri or Times Roman Font. Here's the grading criteria:
50 points
50 points
_________ 100 points
Well written and thorough - 5 principles x 10 points each (Ask yourself: Did I use concrete and specific examples when discussing the principles covered throughout the book?)
Application was evident - 5 application examples at 10 points each (Make sure to give in-depth examples of how principles can be applied to your career/life)
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Seven habits of highly effective people
As people strive to improve their personal effectiveness, they either try changing their attitude or
behavior. These approaches most of the time tend to fail since the only way to achieve real change
is by changing ourselves through changing our perceptions of the world. Covey noticed a change
in how people defined success by studying over two hundred years of literature. He saw that during
early times’ people viewed success based on character ethic e.g. Modesty, humility, temperance
and integrity. This changed during the 1920s when success was seen as a function of public image,
personality, attitudes and behavior or “personality ethic” (Covey, Stephen R). Nowadays, people
search for quick fixes in the hope of saving time and effort while achieving their goals. These
quick fixes only provide short term solutions since they overlook the fundamental issues. “The
way we see the problem is the problem,” (Covey, Stephen R) people must undergo paradigm shifts
if they are to achieve any meaningful change, as outlined by the seven habits of highly effective
people; Be proactive, Begin with the end in mind, Put first things first, Think win-win, Seek first
to understand then to be understood, Synergize and Sharpen the saw. The first three habits focus
on self-mastery and shifting from dependence to independence. The next three focus on developing
collaboration,
teamwork,
communication
skills
and
shifting
from
independence
to
interdependence. The last habit embodies all other habits and focuses on continuous growth and
improvement.
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