Habits & Character
According to Covey, excellence is not an act but a(n) _____.
What is a habit?
The Three Stages on Coveys Maturity Continuum are _________.
Dependence --> Independence --> Interdependence
These habits represent Private Victory.
What are habits 1-3?
The Goose represents _____ in the Goose and the Golden Egg fable.
What is Production Capability?
Habit 7, “Sharpen the Saw,” focuses on continuous ______
What is self-renewal?
Character is a composite of ______.
The "you take care of me" stage.
What is dependence?
These habits represent Public Victory.
P stands for _____.
What is production?
Changing your perspective or way of seeing things is known as a ______
What is a paradigm shift?
Double Jeopardy
These three elements must intersect to form a habit.
What are knowledge, skill and desire?
The "we can do it" stage.
What is interdependence?
Ongoing self-improvement through growth in knowledge, skill, and desire.
What is the upward spiral?
_____ is caused by prioritizing P and neglecting C.
What is burnout?
Double Jeopardy
A paradigm like this is in your mind, guiding how you see and interpret the world.
What is a map?
A consistent pattern of behavior that becomes automatic through repetition.
What is a habit?
The “I can do it” stage.
What is independence?
Double Jeopardy
Private Victory focuses on mastering this kind of growth before working with others.
What is personal (internal) growth?
Double Jeopardy
The fable of the Goose and the Golden Egg teaches this key principle.
What is balancing short-term results with long-term capability?
Covey’s concept of “Sharpen the Saw” involves maintaining these four dimensions.
What are physical, mental, social/emotional, and spiritual?
Covey says effectiveness requires balancing production and production capability, this principle refers to the balance between ______ and ______.
what are Production and production capability?
Double jeopardy
Moving from dependence to independence is known as achieving this kind of victory.
What is Private Victory?
These habits move a person from independence to interdependence.
What are Habits 4–6?
Focusing only on outcomes without maintaining relationships or systems leads to loss of this.
What is Production Capability (PC)?
Double Jeopardy
When your results don’t improve, Covey suggests focusing not on behavior but on changing this.
What is your mindset?