"Stephen Covey continues to wow us with his new The 8th Habit. As the world’s most respected leadership expert, he builds on the foundation of his bestselling 7Habits and gives a pattern for life that is passionate, makes a difference and leaves a legacy of greatness."
--Larry King
"The 8th Habit is a marvelous read, a triumph of the spirit and, in my view, Covey’s most important work."
--Warren Bennis, author of On Becoming a Leader
"The 8th 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 reading for all of my future endeavors."
--Horst Schulze, former President and COO of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
The world has changed dramatically since the classic, internationally bestselling The 7Habits 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.
Chapter 1 The Pain
Chapter 2 The Problem
Chapter 3 The Solution
PART 1:FIND YOURVOICE
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 BlendingVoices--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 EmpoweringVoice-- Releasing Passion and Talent
THE AGE OF WISDOM
Chapter 14 The 8th Habit and the Sweet Spot
Chapter 15 Using OurVoicesWiselyto Serve Others
Twenty Most Commonly Asked Questions
APPENDICES
Appendix 1 Developingthe 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 Implementingthe 4 Disciplines of Execution
Appendix 6 XQ Results
Appendix 7 Max & Max Revisited
Appendix 8 The FranldinCoveyApproaeh
Notes
Index
About FranklinCovey
About the Author