When I became a leader at the organization I worked for in the late 70's - early 80's, I wanted to be a better supervisor. So I attended a number of seminars for that very purpose.
One of the most memorable seminars I attended was "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" based on Stephen Covey's book and presented by the Franklin Covey organization. Covey's 7 habits are:
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- Be Proactive
- Begin with the End in Mind
- Put First Things First
- Think Win-Win
- Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
- Synergize
- Sharpen the Saw
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I took a lot of information away from the seminar that day, however, the most memorable and important being to synergize. What I learned (to me it meant) that when two parties are working together, in order to have a successful outcome, they must work together, taking and implementing the best ideas from everyone . . . teamwork at its best.
'Til the next time . . .