The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 4.0

Challenge

Consider the price an organization pays when only half the people show initiative, fewer than half feel they can be candid about tough issues, and only a third possess individual work goals, plan their time, or contemplate how to improve their performance. Let's face it. Individual strengths and personal effort drive effective organizations. Unfortunately, with common distractions, conflicting priorities, unclear objectives, poor communication, and lack of trust, it's easy to burn out and lose focus.

Solution

Based on the proven principles found in Dr. Stephen R. Covey's best-selling business book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Signature Edition 4.0; is training that helps your organization achieve sustained superior results by focusing on making individuals and leaders more effective. Participants gain hands-on experience, applying timeless principles that yield greater productivity, improved communication, strengthened relationships, increased influence, and laser-like focus on critical priorities. The course also includes over 30 award-winning videos. By attending an exciting three-day program based on the Dr. Covey's powerful book, the 7 Habits program is a dynamic training experience that will increase both personal and professional effectiveness. This course will help you define yourself and unleash your inner potential. The results include: increased leadership skills, improved relationships of trust, and achievement of work/life balance. During this workshop, you'll experience interactive exercises, case studies, and poignant video segments, and learn from the experiences of other participants.

About the Course

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Signature Edition 4.0, participants learn how to:

Take initiative
Balance key priorities
Improve interpersonal communication
Leverage creative collaboration
Apply principles for achieving a balanced life
Learn and use processes and tools to live and apply the 7 Habits
Improve focus, communication, and balance for yourself and organization
Develop professional relationships for productive collaboration
The importance of responsibility, accountability, and commitment
Increase productivity by staying focused on the right things
Reduce conflict by understanding exactly what you can influence

What you Receive

The 7 Habits Assessment* is personal and/or 360° assessment helps you gauge your effectiveness from your own viewpoint and from the viewpoints of others.
Participant Guidebook* that is a 182-page manual is beautifully designed with examples and exercises that continue to enhance the learning process after the workshop is over.
7-week Contract* that focuses on daily activities instead of weekly activities.
Living the 7 Habits Mobile App* developed to support ongoing learning and implementation of the 7 Habits. Features include reminders to help live the 7 Habits, habit, practice and skill cards, mission statement builder, 7 X 7 Contract, a 7 Habits community, Big Rocks Planning and more.
Reference, Practice & Skills Cards* that focuses on practicing and apply materials.
Experiential training featuring over 30 award winning videos.

Pre-work required: The 7 Habits Assessment-A questionnaire to help you consider your own effectiveness and give you the opportunity to see the viewpoints of others. This question assessment is an opportunity to assess yourself and to gather feedback from your manager, direct reports and peers who work closely enough with you to accurately assess your individual effectiveness.

What's different in version 4.0?

Did you already "take" the 7 Habits here at Cornell? If so, you probably took version 3.0, which was released in 2006. Version 4.0 was released in February 2014, on the 25 anniversary of the first publishing of the book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The focus of this new edition is to help people "live" the 7 Habits. The new version features:

Focus is on skill development and application of the 7 Habits ("live" the 7 Habits vs. "take" the 7 Habits)
34 new and revised videos (including skill based videos!)
All new participant guide
New 7x7 contract, designed to help you live the 7 Habits, and make them part of your life
New "Habit Cards" - quick reference cards that summarize the key elements of each habit
New "Practice Cards" - designed to help you practice the concepts and principles of the 7 Habits, thus increasing the likelihood you'll live the 7 Habits.
New "Skill Cards"
New "Weekly Big Rock Cards" for your weekly planning
New "Talking Stick" - it's an actual talking stick, not a totem pole!
Finally, there is a new mobile app for
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to see Sean Covey explain the enhancements in the new edition

Schedule and Pricing

This three day course will be offered three times in 2014 on January 8-10, May 28-30; and November 3-5. ">This three day course will be offered three times in 2014 on January 8-10, May 28-30; and November 3-5.

The price for this course is $550.

How to Register

Just follow these steps:

1. Goto the

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ODFS Registration Site

(you may need to login with your NetId and password.)
(If the link doesn't work, paste this URL into a new tab/window on your browser: https://www.hr.cornell.edu/life/ods/odfs.cfm)
2. Choose: "Registering Yourself for effectiveness development program" radio button
3. Fill out the form.
4. Select the radio button "FranklinCovey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"
Be sure to choose the correct date for the class you want to attend!
5. Type in your account number (required)
6. Read and check the cancellation policy checkbox
7. Click "Submit Form"