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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

Introduction

Maybe you've heard about The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - ...the best-selling business book of all time. Now you have a chance to implement the 7 Habits in your life by , 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 , the 7 Habits program is a  dynamic training experience to 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

This newly revised version of the 7 Habits was released in February 2014, on the book's 25th anniversary.  It develops leadership effectiveness at three levels:

1. INDIVIDUAL

• Develop increased maturity, greater productivity, and the ability to manage one's self.
• Execute critical priorities with laser-like focus and careful planning.

2. TEAM

• Increase team engagement, morale, and collaboration.
• Improve communication skills and strengthen relationships.

3. ORGANIZATIONAL

• Create a framework for developing core values and creating a highly effective culture.
• Develop current and high-potential leaders that model both competence and character.

This intensive, three-day workshop that provides participants with a robust and tactical implementation plan to fully integrate The 7 Habits into their lives.
The course is designed for anyone looking to become a more effective person-regardless of you occupation, position, or stage in life.

What You'll Learn:

, 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 How to improve focus, communication, and balance for yourself and organization
• How to develop Develop professional relationships for productive collaboration
• The importance of responsibility, accountability, and commitment
• Skills for increasing Increase productivity by staying focused on the right things
• How to reduce 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.

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.  The price for this course is $550.

How to Register

Just follow these steps:

1.             Goto: https://www.hr.cornell.edu/life/ods/odfs.cfm (you may need to login with your NetId and password)
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"

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