Synopses & Reviews
The updated edition of the Stephen R. Covey classic that has sold millions while launching the time management revolution—now with a new Introduction from the author. An astonishingly successful blockbuster whose ideas formed his first “habit” of The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, First Things First continues to change the way readers organize their lives. Traditional time management suggests that working harder, smarter, and faster will help you gain control over your life, and that increased control will bring peace and fulfillment. But Covey and his coauthors, drawing on the first real breakthrough in time management in years, apply the insights of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to offer new solutions to the daily problems of struggling with ever-increasing demands of work and home. Rather than focus on time and things, they emphasize relationships and results, favoring effectiveness over efficiency. Offering a principle-centered approach, First Things First empowers readers to define what is truly important, to accomplish worthwhile goals, and to lead rewarding and balanced lives.
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Dr. Michael Hammer Coauthor Of Re-engineering The Corporation New ways of working demand new ways of managing our lives. Stephen Covey and his colleagues show us the path and illuminate it with wisdom and insight.
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Larry King Covey Leadership Center has reached the apex with this publication. This is an important work. I can't think of anyone who wouldn't be helped by reading it.
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Larry King
Covey Leadership Center has reached the apex with this publication. This is an important work. I can't think of anyone who wouldn't be helped by reading it.
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Scott Degarmo Editor-in-chief, Success Magazine Profound and powerful, First Things First shines a brilliant light into the semi-darkness of time-management techniques. Instead of seeing fragments of our lives, we can now see the whole picture. This book can be the lever with which you can truly change your life.
Synopsis
From the author that brought you the New York Times bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People comes a guide to prioritizing your personal and professional goals. I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I'm doing what matters most and doing it well?
Does this nagging question haunt you, even when you feel you are being your most efficient? If so, First Things First can help you understand why we so often prioritize things that are unimportant to both our larger goals and our inner happiness. From the author that brought you the New York Times bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People comes a guide to building your work on the principles of effectiveness so that your life can spent cultivating genuine relationships, investing in pursuits you enjoy, and achieving balance in both your personal and professional lives.
In First Things First, Stephen M. R. Covey advocates categorizing tasks by urgency and importance so that you can focus on what actually needs to be done in the limited amount of time that you have. Using personal examples and insight from years of business experience, he argues for a new way of looking at your "to-do" list. Rather than offering you another clock, First Things First provides you with a compass, because where you're headed is more important than how fast you're going.
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I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I'm doing what matters most and doing it well? Does this nagging question haunt you, even when you feel you are being your most efficient? If so, First Things First can help you understand why so often our first things aren't first. Rather than offering you another clock, First Things First provides you with a compass, because where you're headed is more important than how fast you're going.
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I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I'm doing what matters most and doing it well? Does this nagging question haunt you, even when you feel you are being your most efficient? If so, First Things First can help you understand why so often our first things aren't first. Rather than offering you another clock, First Things First provides you with a compass, because where you're headed is more important than how fast you're going.
About the Author
Recognized as one of Time magazine’s twenty-five most influential Americans, Stephen R. Covey was an internationally respected leadership authority, family expert, teacher, organizational consultant, and author. He sold more than 20 million books in thirty-eight languages, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was named the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century. After receiving an MBA from Harvard and a doctorate degree from Brigham Young University, he became the cofounder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey, the leading global professional services firm. A. Roger Merrill, co-founder of the Covey Leadership Center (now FranklinCovey), has more than 40 years of experience as a line manager, senior executive, executive coach, consultant, and teacher. Roger is the author of Connections: Quadrant II Time Management, coauthor of The Nature of Leadership and Life Matters: Creating a Dynamic Balance of Work, Family, Time, and Money. Rebecca A. Merrill has served in numerous leadership positions in community, education, and women’s organizations. Coauthor of Connections: Quadrant II Time Management, she also assisted Stephen R. Covey on The 7 Habits Highly Effective People.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;CONTENTSandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Introductionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Section Oneandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;THE CLOCK AND THE COMPASSandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;1 How Many People on Their Deathbed Wish They'd Spent More Time at the Office?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;2 The Urgency Addictionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;3 To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Section Twoandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;THE MAIN THING IS TO KEEP THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THINGandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;4 Quadrant II Organizing: The Process of Putting First Things Firstandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;5 The Passion of Visionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;6 The Balance of Rolesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;7 The Power of Goalsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;8 The Perspective of the Weekandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;9 Integrity in the Moment of Choiceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;10 Learning from Livingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Section Threeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;THE SYNERGY OF INTERDEPENDENCEandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;11 The Interdependent Realityandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;12 First Things First Togetherandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;13 Empowerment from the inside Outandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Section Fourandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;THE POWER AND PEACE OF PRINCIPLE-CENTERED LIVINGandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;14 From Time Management to Personal Leadershipandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;15 The Peace of the Resultsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Epilogueandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Appendicesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Appendix A: Mission Statement Workshopandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Appendix B: A Review of Time Management Literatureandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Appendix C: The Wisdom Literatureandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Notesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Problem/Opportunity Indexandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Index