The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition

*New York Times bestseller- over 40 million copies sold*

*The #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century*

One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers 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 habits can be used in our modern age, the wisdom of the 7 Habits will be refreshed for a new generation of leaders.

The 7 Habits are:
1: Be Proactive
2: Begin with the End in Mind
3: Put First Things First
4: Think Win/Win
5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
6: Synergize
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.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Book Author

Stephen Richards Covey

Stephen Richards Covey was the author of the best-selling book, “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”. Other books he wrote include “First Things First”, “Principle-Centered Leadership”, and “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families”.

In 2004, Covey released “The 8th Habit”. In 2008, Covey released “The Leader In Me — How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time”. He also lectured at Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

About Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster Publish in April 1924 when Richard L., Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster pooled their assets and distributed S&S first book, The Crossword Puzzle Book, bundled with a pencil.

In its initial years, S&S made business progress from such historic upper merchants as Ariel Durant’s The Story of Philosophy and Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. S&S, Inc. Has since developed into a huge distributing house with numerous divisions, however, Simon & Schuster’s exchange engraver has been said as a foundation of the organization and one of the most worshipped brand names in the realm of distributing.

Among its salutes, winning works are The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer; Walt Whitman by Justin Kaplan; Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry; The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes; Parting the Waters by Taylor Branch; A Frolic of His Own by William Gaddis; The Prize by Daniel Yergin; Lincoln at Gettysburg by Garry Wills; No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin; Carry Me Home by Diane McWhorter; A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar; and various books by David McCullough — Truman, John Adams, Mornings on Horseback, and The Path Between the Seas.

Popular Highlights of the book

“Each of us has many, many maps in our head, which can be divided into two main categories: maps of the way things are, or realities, and maps of the way things should be, or values.

“We began to realize that if we wanted to change the situation, we first had to change ourselves. And to change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Book Details

  • Original Name: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 4th edition (May 19, 2020)
  • Author Name: Stephen R. Covey
  • Edition Language: English
  • Paperback: 464 Pages
  • ISBN: 1982137274

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Book Reviews from other sites

“[Thirty] years after it first appeared, the wisdom of The 7 Habits is more relevant than ever. On an individual level people are burning out, and on a collective level, we are burning up the planet. So Dr Covey’s emphasis on self-renewal and his understanding that leadership and creativity require us to tap into our physical, mental, and spiritual resources are exactly what we need now. ” — Arianna Huffington

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