"For years I have been using the 7 Habits as guiding principles in leading my business. I bad to read The 8tb Habit. Having done so, I am completely wowed,captured and empowered. The 8tb Habit is a true masterpiece, a must-read. These principles of personal and organizational leadership, when lived, unleash human genius and inspire deep commitment and magnificent levels of service and satisfaction. This book will be my gift to all my associates as required read-ing for all of my future endeavors."
--Horst Schulze, former President and CO0 of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
'I've not felt such passion, such conviction or excitement since my work on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I believe the reason the response to the new ideas in The 8th Habit has been so strong is that people feel a void in their lives. This same emptiness is felt in organizations across the world, most of which struggle to achieve their top priorities. People don't feel their unique talents are tapped or appreciated. Bottom line: there is a profound yearning in both people and organizations to find their true "voice", to matter, to make a difference, to find greatness.'
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 Voiee--Vision, Diseipline, Passion and Conscience
PART 2: INSPIRE OTHERS TO FIND THEIR VOICE
Chapter 6 Inspiring Others to Find Their Voiee--The Leadership Challenge
FOCUS--MODELING AND PATHFINDING
Chapter 7 The Voice of Influenee--Be a Trim-Tab
Chapter 8 The Voice of Trustworthiness-- Modeling Charaeter and Competence
Chapter 9 The Voice and Speed of Trust
Chapter 10 BlendingVoiees--Searehing for the Third Alternative
Chapter 11 One Voiee--Pathfinding Shared Vision, Values and Strategy
EXECUTION--ALIGNING AND EMPOWERING
Chapter 12 The Voice and Diseipline of Exeeution--Aligning Goals and Systems for Results
Chapter 13 The EmpoweringVoiee-- Releasing Passion and Talent
THE AGE OF WISDOM
Chapter 14 The 8th Habit and the Sweet Spot
Chapter 15 Using OurVoicesWisely to Serve Others
Twenty Most CommonlyAsked 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 & Max Revisited
Appendix 8 The FranldinCoveyApproach
Notes
Index
About FranklinCovey
About the Author