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THESEVENHABITSOFHIGHLYEFFECTIVEPEOPLEbyStephenR.CoveyStephenCoveyhaswrittenaremarkablebookaboutthehumancondition,soelegantlywritten,sounderstandingofourembeddedconcerns,sousefulforourorganizationandpersonallives,thatit'sgoingtobemygifttoeveryoneIknow.--WarrenBennis,authorofOnBecomingaLeaderI'veneverknownanyteacherormentoronimprovingpersonaleffectivenesstogeneratesuchanoverwhelminglypositivereaction....ThisbookcapturesbeautifullyStephen'sphilosophyofprinciples.IthinkanyonereadingitwillquicklyunderstandtheenormousreactionIandothershavehadtoDr.Covey'steachings.--JohnPepper,President,ProcterandGambleStephenCoveyisanAmericanSocrates,openingyourmindtothe'permanentthings'--values,family,relationships,communicating.--BrianTracy,authorofPsychologyofAchievementStephenR.Covey'sbookteacheswithpower,conviction,andfeeling.Boththecontentandthemethodologyoftheseprinciplesformasolidfoundationforeffectivecommunication.Asaneducator,Ithinkthisbooktobeasignificantadditiontomylibrary.--WilliamRolfeKerr,UtahCommissionerofHigherEducationFewstudentsofmanagementandorganization--andpeople--havethoughtaslongandhardaboutfirstprinciplesasStephenCovey.InTheSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeople,heoffersusanopportunity,notahow-toguide.Theopportunityistoexploreourselvesandourimpactonothers,andtodosobytakingadvantageofhisprofoundinsights.Itisawonderfulbookthatcouldchangeyourlife.--TomPeters,authorofInSearchofExcellenceTheethicalbasisforhumanrelationsinthisbookdefinesawayoflife,notjustamethodologyforsucceedingatbusiness.Thatitworksisapparent.--BruceL.Christensen,President,PublicBroadcastingServiceAtatimewhenAmericanorganizationsdesperatelyneedtoenergizepeopleandproduceleadersatalllevels,Coveyprovidesanempoweringphilosophyforlifethatisalsothebestguaranteeofsuccessinbusiness...aperfectblendofwisdom,compassion,andpracticalexperience.--RosabethMossKanter,editoroftheHarvardBusinessReviewandauthorofWhenGiantsLearntoDanceIhavelearnedsomuchfromStephenCoveyovertheyearsthateverytimeIsitdowntowrite,I'mworriedaboutsubconsciousplagiarism!SevenHabitsisnotpoppsychologyortrendyself-help.Itissolidwisdomandsoundprinciples.--RichardM.Eyre,authorofLifeBalanceandTeachingChildrenValuesWecoulddowelltomakethereadinganduseofthisbookarequirementforanyoneatanylevelofpublicservice.Itwouldbefarmoreeffectivethananylegislationregardingethicalconduct.--SenatorJakeGarn,firstsenatorinspaceWhenStephenCoveytalks,executiveslisten.--Dun'sBusinessMonthStephenCovey'sinspirationalbookwillundoubtedlybethepsychologyhandbookofthe'90s.Theprinciplesdiscussedareuniversalandcanbeappliedtoeveryaspectoflife.Theseprinciples,however,arelikeanopera.Theycannotsimplybeperformed,theymustberehearsed!--ArielBybee,mezzo-soprano,MetropolitanOperaIfoundthisbookstimulatingandthought-provoking.Infact,Ikeepreferringtoit.--RichardM.DeVos,President,AmwayWinningisahabit.Soislosing.Twenty-fiveyearsofexperience,thought,andresearchhaveconvincedCoveythatsevenhabitsdistinguishthehappy,healthy,successfulfromthosewhofailorwhomustsacrificemeaningandhappinessforsuccessinthenarrowsense.--RonZemke,coauthorofTheServiceEdgeandServiceAmericaStephenR.Coveyisamarveloushumanbeing.Hewritesinsightfullyandhecaresaboutpeople.Theequivalentofanentirelibraryofsuccessliteratureisfoundinthisonevolume.TheprinciplesheteachesinTheSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeoplehavemadearealdifferenceinmylife.--KenBlanchard,Ph.D.,authorofTheOne-MinuteManagerTheSevenHabitsarekeystosuccessforpeopleinallwalksoflife.Itisverythought-provoking.--EdwardA.Brennan,Chairman,PresidentandCEO,Sears,RoebuckandCompanyCoveyvalidatesthedurabletruthsastheyapplytofamily,business,andsocietyingeneral,sparingusthepsycho-babblethatpollutessomuchofcurrentliteratureonhumanrelations.Hisbookisnotaphotograph,butaprocess,andshouldbetreatedassuch.Heisneitheranoptimistnorapessimist,butapossibilist,whobelievesthatweandwealonecanopenthedoortochangewithinourselves.Therearemanymorethansevengoodreasonstoreadthisbook.--SteveLabunski,ExecutiveDirector,InternationalRadioandTelevisionSocietyKnowledgeisthequickestandsafestpathtosuccessinanyareaoflife.StephenCoveyhasencapsulatedthestrategiesusedbyallthosewhoarehighlyeffective.Successcanbelearnedandthisbookisahighlyeffectivewaytolearnit.--CharlesGivens,President,CharlesJ.GivensOrganization,Inc.,authorofWealthWithoutRiskIknowofnoonewhohascontributedmoretohelpingleadersinoursocietythanStephenR.Covey....Thereisnoliteratepersoninoursocietywhowouldnotbenefitbyreadingthisbookandapplyingitsprinciples--SenatorOrrinG.HatchOneofthegreatesthabitsyoucandevelopistolearnandinternalizethewisdomofStephenCovey.Heliveswhathesaysandthisbookcanhelpyoulive,permanently,intheWinner'sCircle.--Dr.DenisWaitley,authorofThePsychologyofWinningIt'spowerfulreading.Hisprinciplesofvision,leadership,andhumanrelationsmakeitapracticalteachingtoolforbusinessleaderstoday.Ihighlyrecommendit.--NolanArchibald,PresidentandCEO,BlackandDeckerTheSevenHabitsofHighlyEffectivePeoplesuggestsadisciplineforourpersonaldealingswithpeoplewhichwouldbeundoubtedlyvaluableifpeoplestoppedtothinkaboutit.-