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Summary: We are already living these concepts> Now Put Them To Use
Review: Stephen Covey is teaching us what we are already living. He is able to help us really think about this and put it to use! The 7 Habits has changed my life in such a positive way and I have had the power all along, I just needed to understand and put it all to use. His book helps to bring it all together in a clear and consise manner.If you are able to put it all together in a positive and proactive approach, you will enjoy and get a lot from any of his books. The key is understanding and proactively putting to use each habit in our daily lives. I highly recommend Covey's works to any one who wants to take charge of their life, be proactive and accept responsibility!
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Summary: Inagine someone you respect says........
Review: "THAT BOOK SAVED MY MARRIAGE AND CHANGED MY LIFE." That's what my Regional Sales Manager said when he saw the book on my co-worker's desk. I thought to myself..."If this person-whom I respect and admire, can admit that and speak from the heart the way he did with us... I better polish off the copy I put down 5 years ago and give it another chance." With a 2 year old daughter, and a busy outside sales career, this book has forced me to take the time to define what matters most. And through that excercise I have managed more balance and peace in my life. The book is not easy to work through---You have to stay with it...Even after I finished it, I procrastinated for 5 weeks afterwards avoiding what I knew had to be done...Finally I took the step and pounded ou my mission statement in 2 hours. I nary had a scratch out or mistake...It all flowed from the thoughts this book forced me to face. Once I wrote down what matters most and my Personal mission, defined my roles and goals, everything in my life has been tied to the fulfilment of that Mission. I strive to keep things that in the past would take up a majority of my time or anxiety off my plate... The bottom line, just like with anything that is worth it's while it will take time and effort. But I feel like I'm reaping what I've sown for the last few months.
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Summary: Powerful and profound!
Review: I've read "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" several times now (I've also taken the "Seven Habits" management course), and the book's powerful message never ceases to have a positive effect on nearly every aspect of my life. This is a book about organizational excellence, but with a key difference than most others on the same subject: Covey believes that the foundation of organizational excellence is personal excellence. The seven habits he describes in great detail are tools leading to that goal. They can be applied in nearly every situation in our lives, and, if successfully practiced, will help us to improve our lives at home, work and play. A word of caution, though: the book may not be for everybody; you have to be willing to face yourself honestly and courageously, and apply the seven habits daily, in order to become more effective. For the most part, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" is well written. Covey tends to "sermonize" in places, and his writing style is at times long-winded and a bit patronizing (a flaw common to many writers of management books who think of theirs as the "best way"). However, despite its stylistic shortcomings, the book's message is powerful and profound...for those who have the courage to accept it and put it into practice.
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Summary: Hogwash!
Review: Children do not naturally share anything. They have to be taught. Covey needs to read the Bible if he wants to know the truth. I'm required to read his book for a college course. Its a total waste of time and money.
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Summary: Boring
Review: This book reminded me of a long-winded church sermon. Be good, love people, and try to be happy. Hearing such stuff over and over again probably never hurt anybody, but for me, at least, it doesn't exactly inspire or empower me to run out and change my life.
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Summary: Stephen - where is the workbook to the 7 Habits?
Review: I could not add another single line of praise than all the wonderful things that have already been written about Covey and the ideas and principles contained in his books. I value the The 7 Habits and it has made incredible contributions to my life. However, I would LOVE to see a companion workbook to the 7 Habits so that I could apply the teaching more easily and track my progress.
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Summary: Corporate Indoctrination at Best
Review: Covey's bestseller is nothing more than another management fad and fireplace fodder for that matter. Corporate America's visionary managers who happen to have read this first have bought into its "pull yourself by your bootstaps" mentality and indoctrinated all of their subordinates into this operation groupthink as well, which accounts for its specatular ability to still make money for the author. If you have the ability to set goals and plot out logical steps to achieve those goals, then skip this book. If you have reached the management level already or are in sales, this book reiterates what you already know. Covey will add no insite to you, other than your ability to decipher why your co-workers keep "sharpening their saws" around the water cooler.
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Summary: A masterful work
Review: OK, so this book costs 10 dollars or so. The more important cost is the time you spend trying to read and understand it. Why should you? Because, it is a great book. The problem with Stephen is that his style of writing is not always to the point. But, put in the effort to read and understand what he says, and you will discover a treasure-trove of principles to live by. The first principle, proactivity is alone worth the price of the book. The most powerful idea it implanted in my mind is, that I can choose my response. When a co-worker shows a bad attitude, when my wife is not in a good mood, when things are not going according to plan, I can choose my response. I need not let any of those things affect me. That's because they are stimulus. Between that and my response, I have space to act. Read the book. It will change the way you look at the world.
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Summary: I agree 100% with the reviewer from Colorado!
Review: As a long time Covey fan, I review Seven Habits regularly and conintually try to improve the way I apply these great ideas to my personal life. I also enjoy reading the customer reviews to see what other people are getting from Covey's works. Earlier a reader from Colorado suggested reading another book entitled Winning Ways by Dick Lyles, with the comment that it tied in well with Covey's habits #4 and #6. I couldn't agree more. Lyles obviously shares many Covey philosophies and attributes. But more important, the four secrets of Winning Ways add needed dimension to Covey's work. Reading Seven Habits over and over again in order to create the habit of improvement is the way to go. Reading it along with Winning Ways is the frosting on the cake!
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Summary: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Review: A school principal recommended "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" to me. Having read it, I bought a copy for my nephew, a grad. student @ The Univ. of Michigan. I found it to be very motivational and enjoyable. I would recommend this book to any patron of the library.
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