高效人士的7个习惯提炼版(英文)

AbouttheAuthorAbouttheAuthorDr.StephenR.Coveyisco-founder/vice-chairmanofFranklinCoveyCompany,aleadingglobalprofessionalservicesfirm.Dr.Coveyisperhapsbestknownastheauthorof,whichisrankedasaNo.1bestsellerbythe,havingsoldmorethan13millioncopiesin36languagesthroughouttheworld.Hehasmadeteachingprinciple-centeredlivingandprinciple-centeredleadershiphislife'swork.The7HabitsofHighlyEffectivePeopleNewYorkTimes



In2002,namedoneofthetop10mostinfluentialmanagementbooksever.Dr.Coveyalsoauthoredthebook,withsalesexceedingonemillion.,co-authoredwithA.RogerandRebeccaR.Merrill,doubledthefirst-yearhardcoversalesofinthesametimeperiod.Overtwomillioncopieshavebeensold.Simon&Schusterexpressedtheopinion,...isthebest-sellingtimemanagementbookever.Dr.Covey'sbookwasreleasedinOctober1997andrankedfourthonthelistwithinthreemonthsofitsreleasedate.ItistheNo.1bestsellinghardcoverbookonfamily.Hisnewestbooksare,co-authoredwithRogerMerrillandDewittJones,and.ForbesThe7HabitsofHighlyEffectivePeoplePrinciple-CenteredLeadershipFirstThingsFirstThe7HabitsofHighlyEffectivePeopleFirstThingsFirstThe7HabitsofHighlyEffectiveFamiliesNewYorkTimesTheNatureofLeadershipLivingthe7Habits:StoriesofCourageandInspirationStephenCoveyPublishedbyBestSummaries,Building3005Unit258,4440NW73rdAve,Miami,Florida33166©2003BestSummariesAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthissummarymaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,photocopying,orotherwise,withoutpriornoticeofBestSummaries.comWisdominaNutshellWisdominaNutshellDoyouchangetheworld,ordoyouchangeyourself,andthewayyouviewtheworld?Inthisbook,StephenCoveytalksaboutpowerfullessonsinpersonalchangeandarguesthatthepersonalpremisetowardsthepathtoeffectivenessstartsfromwithin.Perceptioniskeytopersonalchange.Changeisacatalystforcontinuousimprovement,andwithoutchange,improvementcannottakeplace.Toeffectchangeonemustassesspersonalprinciplesandparadigmsthatrundeeplyentrenchedwithinaperson.Principlesandparadigmsgovernapersonsoanhonestandcarefulassessmentiscalledfor.TheSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeoplepresentsan“inside-out”approachtoeffectivenessthatiscenteredonprinciplesandcharacter.“Inside-out”meansthatthechangemuststartfromwithin,movingthroughaparadigmshifttowardsanewlevelofthinking,feeling,andempoweredinterdependencereflectedthroughactions.THE7HABITSOFHIGHLYEFFECTIVEPEOPLETHE7HABITSOFHIGHLYEFFECTIVEPEOPLEAuthor:Publisher:DateofPublication:ISBN:No.ofPages:StephenCovey1989360pagesSimon&SchusterNewYork0-671-66398-4BestSummariesBestSummaries2of82of8Copyright2004Copyright2004KeyIdeasChange:InsideOutCharactervs.PersonalityEthicsPowerofaParadigmFormostpeople,changeisaneasythingastheirperceptionofchangeisanchoredonthesuperficialsotheyarepronetoeasyfixes.Quickfixes,however,donotaddresstheunderlyingchronicproblems.Peoplewhowanttochangeasituationmustfirstchangethemselves.Andtochangethemselveseffectively,theymustfirstchangetheirperceptions,inner-valuesandethics.Characterethicsillustratethestrugglesofapersontoincorporateprinciplesandhabitsintohislifestyle.Characterisperceivedtocomprisethedeeperprinciplesandfoundationsofsuccesssuchas:courage,integrity,justice,andpatience.Thisethicprofessesthatcertainprinciples,onceintegratedinthebasiccharacterofaperson,willallowhimtoexperiencethetrueessenceofsuccessandhappiness.Personalityethiclargelycharacterizedtheliteratureonself-improvement,psychologyandpersonalitydevelopmentinthe1970's.Thisethicattributessuccesstovariouspersonalitytraitssuchasskills,techniques,andmaintainingapositiveattitudeinhumaninteraction.Paradigmsaretheoreticalandphilosophicalframeworkormodelsthatserveasthelensthroughwhichpeopleseetheworld.Itaffectsaperson'sbiasesandprejudices.Paradigmsaretheplatformfromwhichpeoplejudgeotherpeople.Theyarethesourceofpeople'sperceptionsandinterpretations.StephenCoveytalksaboutparadigmintermsofamap.Paradigmsaremapswhereterritoriesareoutlinedandboundariesaredrawn.Amapisnottheterritorypersebuttobeabletonavigatethroughaterritoryonemustemploythehumantoolsofbehaviorandattitude.Apersonmayhavetherightattitudetogoaboutaterritory,butifthepersonisusingthewrongmap,thenhemaynotgetanywherenearhisgoal.Aslongasapersonisequippedwiththerightmap,andcoupledwithproperbehaviorandrightattitude,thegoalwillalwaysbeattainedevenKeyIdeasChange:InsideOutCharactervs.PersonalityEthicsPowerofaParadigmwhenfrustratingconditionsarise.Aparadigmisalsosubjecttochangeandwhenthishappens,aparadigmshifttakesplace.Ithappensbecauseapersongainsbetterinsightandseesthebiggerschemeofthings.Anecessarypre-requisiteforaparadigmshiftisanopenmindandawillingnesstounderstandandexplorenewthings,meanings,andsymbolsinthelightofadvancementandchangingcircumstances.Tofindcreativesolutionstoproblems,onemusthaveahigherlevelofthinkingandacknowledgethefactthatfundamentalproblemscannotbesolvedatasuperficiallevelorwithquickfixsolutions.Thisbookespousesanewlevelofthinkingthatisprinciple-centeredandcharacterbasedwithan“inside-out”approachtogainingeffectivenessatboththepersonalandinterpersonallevel.Inthebook,habitisdefinedastheinterspersedareabetweenknowledge,