The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

The world has changed dramatically since the classic, internationally bestselling The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was published, influencing tens of millions. The challenges and complexity we all face in our relationships, families, professional lives and communities are of an entirely new order of magnitude. In order to thrive, innovate, excel and lead in what Covey calls the new Knowledge Worker Age, we must build on and move beyond effectiveness...to greatness.

Accessing the higher levels of human genius and motivation in today's new reality requires a sea change of new thinking — a new mind-set, a new skill-set, a new tool-set — in short, a whole new habit.

"The 8th Habit will clearly stand as the crowning achievement of Covey's lifetime of service." Tom Peters, author of Re-imagine!: Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age

"Getting results in large companies is a very rare skill and this book captures how to do it. The guidance provided here will prove invaluable for leaders who are trying to drive tighter execution in their organizations." Kevin Rollins, President and CEO, Dell, Inc.

The author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People urges readers to go beyond effectiveness into a whole other dimension of human experience — the potential for greatness.

Stephen R. Covey is a renowned authority on leadership, a family expert, teacher, organizational consultant, and vice chairman of FranklinCovey Co. The author of several acclaimed books, he has also received numerous honors and awards, including being named one of Time magazine's twenty-five most influential Americans. Covey lives with his wife, Sandra, and their family in the Rocky Mountains of Utah.

Contents

Chapter 1 The Pain

Chapter 2 The Problem

Chapter 3 The Solution

Part 1: Find Your Voice

Chapter 4 Discover Your Voice — Unopened Birth-Gifts

Chapter 5 Express Your Voice — Vision, Discipline, Passion and Conscience

Part 2: Inspire Others to Find Their Voice

Chapter 6 Inspiring Others to Find Their Voice — The Leadership Challenge

Focus — Modeling and Pathfinding

Chapter 7 The Voice of Influence — Be a Trim-Tab

Chapter 8 The Voice of Trustworthiness — Modeling Character and Competence

Chapter 9 The Voice and Speed of Trust

Chapter 10 Blending Voices — Searching for the Third Alternative

Chapter 11 One Voice — Pathfinding Shared Vision, Values and Strategy Execution — Aligning and Empowering

Chapter 12 The Voice and Discipline of Execution — Aligning Goals and Systems for Results

Chapter 13 The Empowering Voice — Releasing Passion and Talent

The Age of Wisdom

Chapter 14 The 8th Habit and the Sweet Spot

Chapter 15 Using Our Voices Wisely to Serve Others

Twenty Most Commonly Asked Questions

Appendices

Appendix 1 Developing the 4 Intelligences/Capacities: A Practical Guide to Action

Appendix 2 Literature Review of Leadership Theories

Appendix 3 Representative Statements on Leadership and Management

Appendix 4 The High Cost of Low Trust

Appendix 5 Implementing the 4 Disciplines of Execution

Appendix 6 xQ Results

Appendix 7 Max and Max Revisited

Appendix 8 The FranklinCovey Approach

Notes

Index

About FranklinCovey

About the Author