Book Review

Pooja Sanjeev Jagtap

Roll No.20
MHRDM (2015-2018)
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About the Author

Dedicated his life to demonstrating with

guidance how every person can control his
destiny
Sold over 20 million books (in 40
languages)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
Peoplewas named one of the most
influential books of the 20th century
Co-founder of Franklin Covey, a leading
global education and training firm with
offices in 147 countries
Professor at the Huntsman School of
Business, Utah State University, where he
held the Jon M. Huntsman Presidential
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The Review of the book

Section I The Clock and the Compass
Be Proactive
Section II The Main thing is to keep the Main Thing
Be focused on Goals
Section III The Synergy of Interdependence
Be cooperate
Section IV The Power and Peace of Principle-Centered
Living

Be Synergize

The Clock And The Compass

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Generations of Traditional Time Management

4th

Generation - Need for a new level of thinking

Urgency Addiction

To Live,

to love, to learn, to Leave a Legacy

Generations of Time Management

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REMINDERS
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PLANNING

L
LEA IFE O
F
DE
RS
HIP

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PLANNING,
PRIORITIZING AND
CONTROLLING

The Paradigm Shift

The Paradigm Shift in Creative

Thinking
Video is attached in the folder

To Live, to love, to learn, to Leave a Legacy

TIME MANAGEMENT MATRIX

URGENT

IMPORTANT

Manage

II

Crises
Pressing Problems
Deadline-driven projects, meetings,
preparations

Quadrant of
Necessity

NOT IMPORTANT

NOT URGENT

III

Avoid

Interruptions, some phone calls

Some mail, some reports
Some meetings
Many proximate, pressing matters
Many popular activities

Quadrant of
Deception

Focus
Preparation
Prevention
Values Clarifications
Planning
Relationship building
True re-creation
Empowerment

Hea
rt o
Ef
ectiv f
e
Pers
o
na
Man
age l
me
nt

Quadrant of Quality
& Personal
Leadership
Avoid
IV

Trivia, busywork
Junk mail
Some phone calls
Time wasters
Escape activities

Quadrant of Waste
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The Weekly Worksheet

Your Vision
and Mission

Review Mission statement and connect with

your inner thinking

Your Goals

Write your roles

Select
Quadrant II
Goals

Write your Goals

Continued

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The Weekly Worksheet

Create a
Weekly
Decision

Plan activities around Quadrant II and

schedule them as priorities

Exercise
Integrity

Enhance your ability to put First

Thing First by preview of the day

Evaluate

Ask Questions such as: What goals

did I achieve? What challenges did I
encounter? What decisions did I
make? In making decisions, did I keep
first thing first?
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Passion of Vision

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The Synergy of Interdependence

80%

time spend the problems and the potential of the

interdependent reality

Difference

between transnational and transformational

interactions

How

to create powerful synergy through shared vision

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Proactive Model

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The Power and Peace of Principle-Centered

Living
How

the 4th Generation approach transforms the quality

of our nature

Focus

on the principles of peace

How

to avoid the main obstacles to a life of fulfilment

and joy

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The Power and Peace of Principle-Centered

Living

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The Power and Peace of Principle-Centered

Living
Self
-Renew
al

Synergy

Life is
an
adventu
re

Continu
e to
learn

8
Characteristic
s of Principle
Centered
Leadership

Lead
balance
d lives

Service
Oriente
d

Radiate
positive
energy

Believe
in other
people

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The Power and Peace of Principle-Centered

Living

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 One of the greatest benefits of learning the concept of First Things First
is that my focus has changed to who I ambecoming, not just what I'm
doing.
Three Generations of Time Management (Task List, Personal Organizers,
Values Clarification)
Framework for prioritizing work that is aimed at long-term goals
One of the most important principles I've gleaned from the book is daily
planning
To focus on producing results andleading a more balanced life.

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References
Stephen Covey, A. Roger Merrill, and Rebecca R. Merrill,First Things
First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy. New York: Simon and
Schuster, 1994
Internet

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