We might discover that if you adapt some of Coveys principles into your life, you might be well suited to work with projects.īeing proactive is very much about taking control of your life. On our way through the topics, we will compare Conveys principles with the skills needed when doing projects and processes you need to perform to do them effectively. We will go through different aspects of mindsets, behaviors and processes that can contribute to be a more effective individual. On the other hand, if you only focus on your assets you won’t get to profit in any way in life, and you will never be effective. The result is him getting no golden eggs. He does so in eager to get the golden eggs faster, thus only valuing the output and not the asset. You might have heard the story about the farmer with the goose (the asset) producing one golden egg (the output) a day, who eventually cuts up the goose to get all the eggs inside. Each principle will be explained, discussing the habits relevance for project management and connected it to best practice in project management. The article follows the natural sequence of the seven principles: being proactive, beginning with the end in mind, putting first things first, thinking win-win, seeking first to understand then to be understood, synergizing and finally sharpening the saw. Interesting parts of Covey’s thinking is how you must be able to manage yourself to manage other people, thus working in projects. Being able to do that requires not only effectiveness in yourself, but also with the people you are collaborating with. While working in projects, it’s highly important to be effective thus do the right tasks, in the right order and with the correct timing. The principles are more often referred to as the seven habits of highly effective people, which describe the thoughts and steps you need to apply if you want to be an effective individual. This article connects the relations between Stephen Covey’s seven principles and doing projects.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood 2.1.1 Circle of concern vs Circle of influence.
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