The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

By: Stephen R. Covey

Narrated by: Stephen R. Covey

Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best seller - over 40 million copies sold

The number one Most Influential Business Book of the 20th century

One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated listeners for nearly three decades. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators and parents - millions of people of all ages and occupations. Now, this 30th anniversary edition of the timeless classic commemorates the wisdom of the 7 Habits with modern additions from Sean Covey.

The 7 Habits have become famous and are integrated into everyday thinking by millions and millions of people. Why? Because they work! With Sean Covey’s added takeaways on how the habits can be used in our modern age, the wisdom of the 7 Habits will be refreshed for a new generation of leaders.

They include:

Habit 1: Be Proactive

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

Habit 3: Put First Things First

Habit 4: Think Win/Win

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood

Habit 6: Synergize

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

This beloved classic presents a principle-centered approach for solving both personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and practical anecdotes, Stephen R. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity - principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.

Download the accompanying reference guide.

©2004 Franlkin Covey (P)2004 FranklinCovey

Critic reviews

"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is by now one of the best-selling books of all time." (Fortune)

Must read for everyone!

Excellent book. Very powerful. Very straight forward and has the capacity to change your life if you let it.

just amazing

absolutely loved this book. it is spectacular and so intuitive but in the same breath, as the author says- common sense is not always common practise

A book of Wisdom.

The least I can say about this book is that is it a true book full of insites and wisdom that can change your thinking and all your life.

Worth it

The book is very helpful. It help enlighten me. As an individual. I don’t hold any position in my work place but this books principle is not only application to that kind of leadership. It can be applied in day to day basis. That’s what I will try to do. It may take me a while, maybe it will be a constant thrive to live it but I am happy and satisfied for its teachings. Thank you to the author

Read as intended

After diving into the realm of audiobooks I am amazed to discover the importance of the reader. In my experience, there is no better reader than the author themselves.

Good insights for those looking to excel

Let me first say that, I am not a reader. I don't like reading bc of a reading comprehension problem I've had my whole life. However, I know that if I'm going to become a more well-rounded person then I need to step passed this obstacle. This book was such an inspiration! There are such good qualities that this book entails. Anyone looking to perform better, take on more challenging roles, or just working on themselves...this is your resource. We all have things holding us back, usually ourselves. This goes over how to undo many of our "traditional" means of thinking and opens up some key concepts to real change.

I highly recommend it! This coming from someone who doesn't like to read but finished it in about 4 days (and enjoyed every minute of it!).

Timeless

I've listened to this boom countless times and each time it seems to become more relevant and more insightful. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

Solid and practical, though a bit unwieldy

The suggestions and principles stated throughout the book are practical and fairly timeless, even if the writing style is a bit dated. Some of the chapters seemed to draw on a bit longer than necessary, but I suppose it doesn't hurt to definitively drive a point home with examples.

I definitely would recommend keeping your bookmark finger handy in order to go back to strong points and take notes.

Love it!

I found a copy in Spanish and it was a resume of this book so I must to listening all of it! So here I am almost on the second lap and even the resume cover the high pitch of the book listening to all was reinforcement to me.

So Good!!!

I just finished listening to this once and am beginning it again. These principles make so much sense. The author is an excellent communicator; it is well written! I recommend it to anyone interested in becoming the best spouse, parent, employer/employee she can be! There is always room for self-improvement!