In one of our first conversations, when I was 21 years old and hungry to write my first book, he said “Oh Greg, you are so naïve, you have no idea about life. Whether in his home, on the phone or in encouraging notes along the way, I benefited from his personal mentoring. On a more personal level, Stephen took time to support my own efforts to teach and write. At the height of his fame he was named one of Time magazine’s 25 Most Influential Americans. The 7 Habits alone has been published in 38 languages. At more than 20 million books sold, he has clearly been one of the most widely read management thinkers of the last thirty years. Certainly, I have done my fair share of thinking on the principles and ideas he espoused, which have been shared in almost every corner of the world. And by read I mean read, reread, taught, thought deeply about and tried to apply. One group says he was a “snake oil salesman” who “started a wave of BS in the corporate world - all about clichés and posters and one liners.” The other says “he cleared out a lot of BS by making some important ideas simpler to grasp.” Which is it? The comments on these obituaries include two very divergent types. In a testament to his impact, his passing was news on CNN, The Washington Post and in many other publications around the world. Covey, the author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, died yesterday. Learn more about the timeless principles in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by registering for a complimentary webcast.Stephen R. Watch: Landfill Harmonic, from FranklinCovey’s All Access Pass®.
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In a compromise, one plus one equals one and a half at best." - Dr. The synergistic position of high trust produces solutions better than any originally proposed, and all parties know it. Synergistic - The highest level of communication where 1+1 may equal 8, 16, or even 1,600.
Compromise is usually taken, meaning that 1+1=1.5. Respectful communication works, but creative possibilities are limited. They communicate politely but not empathetically. Respectful - The middle level of communication is where fairly mature people interact.It only produces Win/Lose or Lose/Lose outcomes, isn't effective, and creates further reasons to defend and protect. Defensive - The lowest level of communication comes out of low-trust situations.Trust is closely related to different levels of communication: defensive, respectful, and synergistic. The possibilities of significant gain and improvement are so real that it's worth the risk such openness entails. It's phenomenal what openness and communication can produce. "Synergy is better than my way or your way. The highest forms of synergy focus the four unique human endowments, the motive of Win/Win, and the skills of empathetic communication on the toughest challenges we face in life.
Simply defined, synergy means that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Synergy catalyzes, unifies, and unleashes the greatest powers within people. Habit 6: Synergize is the highest activity in all life - the true test and manifestation of all the other habits combined.
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