Quyển sách Lãnh Đạo Theo Nguyên Tắc (Principle-Centered Leadership) sẽ giúp bạn giải quyết những vấn đề nan giải sau đây:
1. Làm cách nào để tạo ra, duy trì được sự cân bằng mới giữa công việc và gia đình, giữa chuyên môn và cuộc sống, khi ta luôn bị vây quanh bởi áp lực và khủng hoảng?
2. Làm cách nào để giải phóng sự sáng tạo, tài năng và năng lượng của đại đa số lực lượng lao động?
3. Làm cách nào để tạo ra tinh thần đội nhóm và sự hài hòa giữa những con người và những phòng ban?
4. Làm cách nào chúng ta có thể nhận ra rằng nên lựa chọn quản trị theo cách quản trị "cứng rắn", hay quản trị "mềm mỏng"?
5. Làm cách nào có được một nền văn hóa được đặc trưng bởi sự thay đổi, linh hoạt, và cải thiện liên tục mà vẫn duy trì được tính ổn định và an toàn?
6. Làm cách nào để con người và văn hóa song hành cùng với chiến lược?
7. Làm cách nào để tất cả mọi người ở mọi cấp độ của tố chức đều nhập tâm vào những nguyên lý chất lượng toàn diện và sự cải thiện liên tục?
8. Làm cách nào tạo ra một tập thể bù đắp hỗ trợ cho nhau, dựa trên sự tôn trọng lẫn nhau, khi mà giá trị của sự đa dạng và tính đa nguyên còn quá ít ỏi?
9. Làm cách nào để biến một tuyên ngôn sứ mệnh thành một "hiến pháp"?
10. Làm cách nào duy trì kiểm soát mà vẫn cho mọi người sự tự do và tự quyết mà họ cần để hoàn thành hiệu quả công việc?
Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
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.
This has been one of the best books on life I have read in some time. I would agree with many of the other reviewers that this was a fairly repetitive book, and normally I would have only given something like this 4 stars, but the difference for me was that the concepts are powerful enough that it deserves a lot of praise. The book is a good companion to Covey's phenomenal 7 Habits book, by acting as a new lens through which to view the 7 Habits concepts. This book illustrates how the use of solid principles can enhance everything we do in life, and specifically our families and businesses. Dr. covey will be greatly missed, but I believe he accomplished what he pledged in the final chapter of this book. He lived life to the fullest and continued to strive to better the lives of those around him as well.
This is an excellent book that shows how to implement the 7 Habits of Highly-Effective People in organizations and relationships. I think that this book gives great insights into effective human resource planning and strategy. You have to look at your organization as a whole and people as a whole. What motivates? What inspires to do better? A mission and common goal are important. I found the chapters on managing expectations, and involving and empowering people very interesting...especially because of situations I have seen before in work settings. Successful organizations and families and individuals thrive amidst change and challenges as they have common values and principles to hold to and use as a guide.
I love Covey; he really goes in depth while keeping everything plain and simple. This book basically goes over four levels of Leadership; Personal, Interpersonal, Managerial and Organizational and how you will succeed at each level by applying the key corresponding principles; Trustworthiness, Trust, Empowerment and Alignment.
If you are familiar with Covey you will tie a lot of these principles with other of his concepts, I felt this gave me an extra layer of understanding. Read It!
Stephen R. Covey never could have survived or probably stomached serving in a Trump Cabinet 😂. This is a great book for business leadership strategies. Covey had such a brilliant mind! He was way ahead of his time. This book definitely illustrates some of the more successful business leadership paradigms in today’s world and business cultures. The old school autocratic management style no longer works.
من المحزن أن أكتب هذا الكلام من بعد وفاة ستيفن كوفي بيوم واحد !
الكتاب في وصفه الأول "كثير حكي" يمكن كان اختصار الكثير من المقدم وإعطاء خلاصات مفيدة بشكل أجمل، يحتوي على الكثير من النظريات والجانب الذي يتحدث فيه الكتاب مبني على البعد العملي تماماً.
تشعر في لحظات أنك ضائع في صفحاته لعدم وجود بعض الترابط، الترجمة أثرت ! من الممكن.
النجمة الثالثة استحقها لأنه في أجزاء يعطيك كلاما ً رائعا ً يمكن استقراءه من الواقع أو تحويله إلى الواقع.
وللأمانة الكتاب من الممكن أن يعطى كدورة أو مادة تدريسية، ولكن لا يصلح كتابا ً للقراءة فقط.
Characteristics of principle centered leaders Continually learning - question self improving Service orientated radiate positive energy - be peacemaker, Hermosa or reverse destructive energy Believe in other people - the unseen potential - don't carry grudges Lead balanced lives- actions proportionate to the situation See life as an adventure - have flexibility as a key principle Synergistic - complement with the strengths of others Exercise for self renewal - physical, mental, emotional, spiritual 7 Habits Be proactive Begin with the end in mind - goals Put first things first Think win-win Seek first to understand - Then to understand Synergise Three Resolutions - to over come forces working against our resolutions: appetites and passions, pride & pretension, aspiration & ambition To exercise self-discipline & self denial To work on character & competence To dedicate my talents an resources to noble purposes and to provide service to others Primary Greatness primary greatness through character, personality is secondary three essential character traitsfor primary greatness integrity - the value we place on ourselves maturity - bamlance between courage & consideration Abundance mentality - that there is plenty out there for everybody - the oppoaite of the sarcity mentality start from inside-out rather than outside-in Dag Hammarskjold (past UNSG): " It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labour diligently for the salvation of the masses Orginisational develpment Process gather adn diagnose data select priorities, values & objectives identify and evaluate alternatives plan and decide action steps compare results with orgaisational goals and objectives Ten suggestions to increase aleader's honour and power with others: Persuasion - sharingideas, respecting input, keeping comms alive patience - maintain a long term perspective gentlenss - when dealing with vulnerabilities of followers teacheableness - accepting you don't have all the answers acceptance- giving benefit of the doubt, withholding judgement kindness - thoughtful inrelationships opennes compassionate cnofronttion - making it safe for followers totake risks consistency - in leadership style integrity- matching words and feelings with thoughts and actions Clearing Communcation lines Required attitudes: assume good faith, do not question person's sincerity or sanity care about the relationship and want to resolve the difference in perception - seek their help in understanding their point of view be open to influence nd be repared to chnge Required behaviours: listen to understand speak to be understood start dialogue from coomon point of understanding - move slowly into areas of disagreement Methods of Influence: by example - who you are and how you act: refrain from saying the unknd or negative thing exercise patience with others distinguish between the person and the behviour or performance - important ot recognise person's intrinsic worth perform anonymous service - increases sense of intrinsic worth choose the proactive response - ie decide don't wait to be forced to react keep promises you make to others focus on circle of influence live the law of love - recognising people's intrinsic worth building caring relationships -do you understand and care assume the best in others seek first to understand reward open, honest expressions or questions give an understanding response if offended, take the initiative admit your mistakes, apologize, ask for forgiveness let arguments fly out open windows - give no answer to contentious arguments or irresponsible accusations- let them expen themsleves rather than ignite pent-up hostility go one on one - one to ne tme for spouse and children renew your comitment to thingd you have in common be influenced by them first -- we have influenc ewith others to the degree they feel they have influence with us accepttheperson and the situation - the first step in changing or improving another is o accept him as he is by mentoring though instruction - what you tell me prepare yourmind and heart before yuo prepareyour speech - I rprepareyurself before going into the house each night - how can Ibless my wife andchildren avoid fight or flight - talk through differencesrecognise and take time to teach. It is time to teach when: people do not feel threatenedyour are not angry or frustrated when the other persn needs help and support agree on the limits, rules, expectations and cnosequences don't give up or in to bad behaviour - don't protect from the consequences be there at the cross roads - support those makig decisions - think before you act, takethe long term perspective - remember hat eople tend to act in terms of howtey feel rather than howthey act speak the languages of logic and emotion - be prepared to comunicate in one of fourother ways: to give time - transfers worth be patient - also recognises worth seek to understand openly express our feelngs delegate effectively - three phases: initial agreement - people have a clear understanding of what is expected and what resoucrs, authority, lattitude and guidelines sustainingthe delegatees - supervisor as the source of help accountability process - ie self evaluation asdelegatees are supervisedby results/performance involvepeople in meningful projects - projectstake on meaing when people are involed in the planning law of he harvest - we reap what we sow let natural consequences teach responsible behaviour Three big mistakes: advising befre being understood - must seek to understand first attempting to rebuild relationships without chnaging conduct or attitude - mustshow consistencey and sincerity assuming that good example and relationship are sufficient - must teach as well Eight Ways to enrich marriage and family relationships retain a long term perspective -where there is a will there is a way rescript your marriage/family on the people involved not your own experiences and expectations reconsider your roles - producer, manager, leader reset goals - focus on production capacity of each memeber of family rather than the production of desired results re-align family systems - goals and plans teaching & training communicating & problem solving Refine three vital skills time mngt - self mngt communication problrm solving Regain internal security - most people derive their secuirty from external sources - possessions & environment - life made insecure by what ever happens to these source. Seven independent sources God appreciate nature sharpen the saw - physically, mentally & spiritually give service show integrity the person tha loves develop a family mission statement Ten keys to making champions of your children/employees work to build children's self-esteem encouraging 'character' over 'personatity' encourage them to develop their oen interests create an enjoyable family culture plan ahead set an example of rxcellence teach them to visualise to help them reach their own potential adopt teir friends teach them to have faith, believe and trust in others, and to affirm, build, bless and serve othes provide support, resources and feedback Seven Characteristics of abundance Managers return often to sources of internal security seek solitude and enjoy nature sharpen the saw regularly serving others anonymously maintan a long term relationship with another person they forgive themselves and others they ae problem solvers Seven Chronic Problems no shared vision or values no strategic path poor alignment - between structure and shared values, vision and systems wrong style - mngt philosophy does not sit ith shared vision Low trust no itegrity - values do not equal habits Steps for settng up win-win agreement specify desired results set some guidelines identify available resources define accountability - specify how performance willbe evaluated determine the consequenes Six conditions of empowerment Character - integrity, maturity, abundance mentality Skills - communcations,planning/organisation, synergistic probelm-solving win-win agreement self-supervision helpful structure & systems accountability - self-evaluation Perforance agreements - managing expectations Preconditions: trust & communication use win-win principles for the agreement How to get comleted staff work (ie for delegation to work) provide a clear understanding of the desired results give aclear sense of what level of initiative people have claify assumptions provide as much time resources and access as possible set a time and space for reviewing the completed staff work Four areas of total quality: personal & professional development interpersonal relaionships managerial effectiveness organisatinal productivity
This book was pretty good, but I got a little tired of reading it and decided to take it back to the library. I think it has some good tips on being effective in life and business and leadership, while also having good habits. The first couple of chapters, Covey reiterates what he said in his book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." I never read that, but enjoyed the recap.
All in all, if you want good motivational business/leadership books, this is a good one to look at.
كتاب ضعيف لكاتب مميز... لا أنصح بقراءته كلام كثير برايي الشخصي اللي قرأ العادات السبعة للناس الأكثر فعالية مالو بحاجة هاد الكتاب واللي ما قرأ العادات السبعة ما حيفهم هاد الكتاب
“Genel zaferden önce özel zafer gelir” mottosuyla yola çıkıp öncelikle Etkili İnsanların Yedi Alışkanlığı kitabını, sonrasında da bu kitabı okudum. Metaforlar ve yaşanmışlıklarla dolu, detaylı bir kılavuz diyebilirim. İnsanların kendilerini anlamlı bir bütünün parçası hissetmeleri için neler yapılabilir, böyle hissederlerse neler değişir sorularının cevabını bu kitapta bulabilirsiniz. 🍀 Benim gibi satır aralarından, sürekli tavşan kovalayan; anlamlı bir hedefe varmaktan uzak bir çalışma stilinin neden işe yaramayacağını da çıkarabilirsiniz belki. Kim bilir😊
This book was very good. However, the concepts and topics were very in depth and honestly deeper then my limited understanding could comprehend. Most books of this type take me a few weeks to read. I have been reading this book for a few months. I would read a few paragraphs and then have to digest what it said. I underlined or highlighted several key points and will likely keep this book on my bookshelf to refer to in the future.
Excellent. Everyone in any type of management position should read this book. Actually, I listened to it...over and over...and then bought the cd. Simple, thoughtful and encouraging. I want to buy a copy for those who don't think they need it.
“I am not a product of my culture, my conditioning, and the conditions of my life; rather I am a product of my value system, attitudes, and behavior- and those things I control.”
Covey argues that authentic leadership is not about quick fixes or manipulative tactics. Instead, it’s about aligning our lives and organizations with timeless, universal principles like fairness, honesty, service, and human dignity. These principles form the foundation for trust, growth, and sustainable success.
"Principle-Centered Leadership" is more than a leadership manual; it’s a call to live and lead with purpose, authenticity, and moral clarity. Covey’s message is clear: when we anchor our lives in true principles, we become better leaders and better people.
Stephen Covey's Principle-Centered Leadership paradigm is a very good read. Yes, he's a bit repetitive in this book but I believe he did this to reinforce deep concepts. I love that his ideas are based on universal natural systems, principles or what his calls the "law of the farm" and not the latest sexy, quick fix or power-centered fad of the day. He makes the point that there are four possible paradigms focused on different needs. Covey's own paradigm is spirit and meaning-based teaches one to have an "abundance" versus "scarcity mindset. He stresses the difference between being principle versus value-centered and how doing so will keep you on purpose. He demonstrates the value of believing in others, radiating positive energy, continual learning, service-orientation, leading a balanced life, viewing life as an adventure, synergy and renewing oneself. I think Stephen's a man ahead of his time and has written books that will stand the test of time.
The author Stephen R. Covey delivers strategies for creating an effective work environment using each employee’s strengths. He identifies the problem with organizational leadership, very few people influence the vision, mission and strategic planning of an organization. There’s a divide between who has the power to control and navigate climate and culture (building relationships and brining everyone to the table). Several great concepts. However, once in a while the author would offer an analogy which didn’t necessarily make sense.
Who would not like our political leaders to practice the type of leadership described in this book, especially in the contentious climate that seem to be the rule these days? As for the book itself, the constant repetition of the same ideas becomes tedious after a while, though I understand that it is a compendium of articles written for different audiences.
Covey delivers another powerful book on leadership, focusing on integrity, long-term thinking, and building trust. His principles apply to both personal and professional life, making this a must-read for anyone striving to lead with purpose and authenticity.
"How do we serve and eat the lunch of champions (feedback) and then the dinner of champions (course correction) within the context of the breakfast of champions (vision)?"
Covey's work may be a little dated, but that's fine - because his insights are timeless. I've learned something new every time I've read (or re-read) one of his books.
This book got me from the valley of indecision to having, focusing and pursuing my dreams and achieving them. It is a wonderful book for every purposeful person.