Synergy: Connecting to the Power of Cooperation

by Stephen R. Covey, Tammy Smith

This is the habit of creative cooperation or teamwork. Synergy results from valuing differences by bringing different perspectives together in the spirit of mutual respect. -Stephen R. Covey

Genres: Leadership, Self Help

120 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

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Stephen Richards Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. In 1996, Time magazine named him one of the 25 most influential people. He was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University (USU) at the time of his death.

Reviews

[Tommy Kiedis · Rating 4 out of 5]

The introduction sums up this book nicely: "A collection of contemporary quotes, thought-provoking questions, provocative messages, and practical wisdom in an easy-to-read format." Synergy delivers on all that. This is less a "how-to" and more a "think about it" text. I've read it twice. I'll read it again.

[Bonnie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quotes, hypothetical questions, excerpts, sharing of wisdom, comedic anecdotes, illustrations, etc. This small book shares the sixth (Habit 6: Synergize) of seven principles of the original The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in a portable, easy-to-read, more simpler to incorporate and comprehend, in a lighter, portable format.

Each principle builds upon the other--the first three moving you from dependence to independence. The second three transitioning you from independence to interdepence (the goal we all want to achieve--we just don't realize it, most think they want to become independent, not interdependent).