Habits
Habits are repeated unconscious patterns of behaviour that express our _____
Character
Effectiveness is a combination of these two things
Production/Production capability
What does P/PC stand for?
Production/Production capability
The 7 habits are habits of _____
Effectiveness
What part of the maturity continuum would involve reliance on others?
Dependence
What are the 3 words Covey uses to define a habit
Knowledge, skill, desire
Covey uses the _______ story to teach that effectiveness is based on this natural law, the P/PC principle.
Goose and the golden egg
In the goose/golden egg analogy, what represents production capability?
The goose
Which habits focus on teamwork and relationships?
Habits 4, 5, and 6
What part of the maturity continuum would emphasize self-reliance and personal responsibility?
Independence
What does it mean to take an inside-out approach?
Read with the purpose in mind of sharing or discussing what you learn with someone else
Covey compares principles to this object that helps guide ships safely
Lighthouse
Name the 3 kinds of assets Covey talks about
- Physical
- Financial
- Human
What two things does Habit 7 focus on?
Renewal and continuous improvement
What key personal qualities does someone have to develop to move from dependence to independence?
Personal Responsibility
Self-reliance
What is the “gate of change”?
Covey’s metaphor for personal choice and internal willingness to change, change can only come from within
In Covey’s father-daughter outing example, he compares the fun Star Wars movie date to _______, and the quality relationship he has with his daughter to _______.
Star Wars movie date - Production
Quality father/daughter relationship - Production Capability
What happens when organizations prioritize production over production capability?
Short-term gains will increase, but long-term performance, confidence, and sustainability decline
Describe the upward spiral
- Lifts you to new levels of understanding
- Living through each of the habits
Explain why independence is necessary before interdependence according to Covey
- Must develop self-mastery, responsibility, emotional independence in order to be able to collaborate with others and combine abilities
Covey suggests sharing what you learn within this time frame is best for retaining the most knowledge and understanding
48 hours
According to Covey, why is effectiveness based on principles rather than just producing results? Use the P/PC Balance and the “golden goose” example to explain.
The goose lays golden eggs (P – production/results).
The goose itself represents PC – production capability.
If the farmer only focuses on getting more golden eggs and neglects or kills the goose, he loses the ability to produce eggs in the future. By killing the goose to get all the gold at once, he sacrifices long-term effectiveness for short-term gain.
How would P/PC imbalance appear in a university student’s life?
Prioritizing grades (P) by sacrificing sleep, exercise, and relationships (PC), may improve short-term academic output but reduce your cognitive performance, motivation, and wellbeing
What are the 7 habits?
- Be proactive - Begin with the end in mind
- Put first things first - Think win/win
- Synergize
- Seek first to understand... then to be understood
- Renewal
How might a dependent team member limit group effectiveness, and how does an interdependent team improve outcomes?
- A dependant member will wait for direction from others, have others think for them, taking no initiative
- An interdependent member shares responsibility, communicates effectively, combines talents/abilities, cooperates, and achieves effective group results