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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People |  | Author: Stephen R. Covey
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 15th Anniversary Edition
Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0684858398
EAN: 9780684858395
ASIN: 0684858398
Publication Date: January 4, 2004
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A special 15th anniversary edition of this principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems.
Amazon.co.uk Review
According to Steven R. Covey, to live with security and wisdom, and to have the power to take advantages of the opportunities that change creates, we need fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity. Quite a tall order when you consider that most of us live our lives in a permanent state of flux, questioning our ideals and values and fighting a daily battle with the lack of self-confidence that stops us from taking risks of any kind. But, in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey manages to make it sound as if changing the way we look at ourselves and the world around us so that we can become more successful both personally and professionally an absolute doddle. He defines the "habits" as "the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire" and states that the "Seven Habits" of the title are not mutually exclusive, but rather when developed together help to form a well-rounded, sensitive, confident and effective human being. As with many self-help books, much of what you read here is based on basic common sense and can at times be irritatingly obvious. However, what Covey manages to do so successfully is to break down the barriers which prevent all of us from taking a long hard look at ourselves, and then gradually introduces new rules which allow us to move first from dependence to independence and then towards the ultimate goal of interdependence. But of course, the only real way to test the value of The Habits--be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think "win/win", seek first to understand and then to be understood, synergise, sharpen the saw-- is to work on them. This book is as good as any place to start on the road to self-awareness and self-improvement in the workplace and in the home without becoming too irritatingly smug and self-satisfied. --Susan Harrison
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 Some good ideas July 1, 2010
Barry (UK)
There are some good ideas in this book if you've not picked up other self-development/self-help books before. However, many of the ideas have since been copied and updated by other authors. In many cases, those other authors and gurus present the ideas in better ways, so Covey's book hasn't aged that well.
I did feel frustrated that he pads the book out with so many examples and so much distracting wordage. Hey, if the publisher is reading this comment, please consider editing the book a little so it's shorter by about 50 pages or so and reads a lot more tightly. Covey also has an annoying habit of introducing religion into the mix, so the book comes across as a little preachy.
So do read this if you've not picked up any self-help/time management books before. But don't bother if you have read other books written in the 21st century.
 7 habits of highly effective people June 20, 2010
E. J. Kwayu
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I real like the Seven Habits of High Effective People. It is a book I will recommend to everybody,
Cheers
life changing book! June 4, 2010
Anoop Kumar Sohun (Mauritius)
the 7 habits towards a better life! very nice book showing the qualities that everyone of us should have. however, some of the examples seem too nice to be true!
Buy this book get into the habit of reading it everyday June 1, 2010
T. A. Wood
This is one of the best books on self development every written up there amongst the classics a truly life changing book.
 Huge disappointment April 13, 2010
F. Panin (Holland)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My company sent me to a management course of 3 sessions, each 2 days long, based on this book. The course was very good, and consequently I bought the book. This was a huge disappointment. It is amazing how the author managed to write 370+ pages, where most of it are, in my opinion, irrelevant personal reflections (e.g. on his relation with his daughter) that can hardly be translated in some useful advise to others. The book could be condensed in 100 pages, to become, well ... more effective.
After 50 pages I started to jump ahead, soon I got tired of it, and now I will donate it to the local library. I do not consider it worth to take a place on my shelf.
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