Habit 1: Be Proactive® 

Everything in the world around you can push you to react. But, there's a moment of great power between experiencing something and responding, a moment in which you can choose how to proactively respond. As you do, you take responsibility for your behavior, results, and growth by working on things you can do something about.

Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind® 

Are you right now who you want to be, what you dreamed you'd be, doing what you always wanted to do? Be honest. Sometimes people find themselves achieving victories that are empty successes that have come at the expense of things that were far more valuable to them. If your ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step you take gets you to the wrong place faster.

Habit 3: Put First Things First® 

To live a more balanced existence, you have to recognize not doing everything that comes along is okay. There's no need to overextend yourself and it's all right to say no in order to focus on your highest priorities.

Habit 4: Think Win-Win® 

Think Win-Win isn't about being nice, nor is it a quick-fix technique. It is a character-based code for human interaction and collaboration. Most of us learn to base our self-worth on comparisons and competition. We think about succeeding in terms of someone else failing that is, if I win, you lose; or if you win, I lose. Yet, Habit 4 looks for a way to find wins for everyone.

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood® 

Communication is the most important skill in life. You spend years learning how to read and write, and years learning how to speak. But what about listening? What training have you had that enables you to listen so you really, deeply understand another human being? Probably none, right?

Habit 6: Synergize® 

Synergize is the habit of creative cooperation. It is teamwork, open-mindedness, and the adventure of finding new solutions to old problems. But it doesn't just happen on its own. It's a process, and through that process, people bring all their personal experience and expertise to the table. Together, they can produce far better results that they could individually.

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw® 

Sharpen the Saw means preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have you. It means having a balanced program for self-renewal in the four areas of your life: physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual.

Paradigms and Principles of Effectiveness 

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is not about efficiency or success (although effective people do tend to enjoy success). It's about effectiveness; the ability to repeatedly get desired results in a sustainable manner. It follows principles of effectiveness and all starts with a paradigm shift.

Leading at the Speed of Trust Part 1: The Case for Trust 

Understand the impact of trust on cost and speed. Build your own personal case for why you can be trusted.

Leading at the Speed of Trust Part 2: Self Trust 

Improve personal effectiveness and productivity by increasing trust. Avoid the costs of low trust and build self-confidence.  Restore trust with others and act with integrity.

Leading at the Speed of Trust Part 3: Relationship Trust 

Build trust within a team and improve overall results. Resolve conflicts, empower others, and improve business relationships. Achieve business results through increased trust.

Leading at the Speed of Trust Part 4: Organizational Trust 

Enable your team to succeed by increasing trust within your organization. Leverage trust within work teams and organizations. Learn processes for how to align internal systems.

Leading at the Speed of Trust Part 5: Market and Societal Trust 

Make a difference on a broader range as the trust you build in yourself, your relationships, and your organization ripples across the market and even into society. In this module, you will see how your behavior can affect a grander scale.