The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
“What is ‘effectiveness’ in a family?” asks author Steven R. Covey. He promptly answers with four words: “a beautiful family culture.” Building this culture is the primary theme of Covey’s parenting guide, a manual based on concepts introduced in his blockbuster, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey, a New-Age business guru and leadership authority, has consulted with the world’s top corporate and political leaders, but closer to home he is the father of nine children. Here, Covey reinterprets each of his now famous “habits” (Habit 1: Be Proactive, Habit 4: Think Win-Win, Habit 6: Synergize) to apply to parenting and family-life issues. Covey suggests writing a family mission statement, implementing special family times and “one-on-ones,” holding regular family meetings, and making the commitment to move from “me” to “we” as techniques to improve family effectiveness. Covey is a brilliant storyteller. By weaving the voices and anecdotes of his wife and children with his own inspirational and informative stories, exercises, and parables, he has created a book with something for all parents interested in enhancing the strength and beauty of their own families. –Ericka LutzFrom the author of the #1 bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey’s new bestseller offers precious lessons in creating and sustaining a strong family culture in a turbulent world. No family is free from challenges. But a strong family embodies a problem-solving culture in which parents and children act interdependently, appropriately, and positively. It is a culture that enables all family members to experience the joy, satisfaction, and integrity of living their principles day by day. In his first major work since The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey presents a practical and philosophical guide to solving the problems, large and small, mundane and extraordinary - that confront all families at one time or another. With clarity and common sense, Covey demonstrates how the basic principles of the original book are the key to building strong families and strong communities. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families is an invaluable guidebook to the welfare of families everywhere. Stephen R. Covey is recognized by Time magazine as one of North America’s twenty-five most influential people. He is chairman of the Franklin Covey Company.
User Ratings and Reviews
2 Stars The Audio Book is a 80% copy of “highly effective people”
“The 7 habits of highly effective people” is among my favourite books which I always read again and again. Same with the Audio Book of “The 7 habits of highly effective people”, which I have stored in my IPod and listen to it, again and again. So my expectations were high, when I ordered book and audio book of “7 habits of highly effective families”. I really appreciate the insights for family and partnership in the book, but I was terribly disappointed by the audio book! The author sounds bored, not as energetic as in the original. And the wording, yes, most sentences are 80% same with the audio book of “highly effective people”. This book would have deserved a better audio book version!
1 Stars Great book, terrible audiobook
I was very disappointed. I’m a big fan of Covey’s but I did expect this audio program to be longer and deeper providing more knowledge and inspiration.
This book is simply a very short REVIEW of the book, repeating, not explaining, for the most part, Stephen’s principles - only a real devout of The Seven habitsmight get any use from this refresher.
I know that Audio books are sometimes condensed or abridged but this is so short and shallow, I feel cheated
4 Stars An Excellent Source for Parents of Adolescents
I believe this text is a good resource especially after parents have used the texts “The 7 Habvits of Effectivce Teens” to discuss situations with their teens. It is the one good step followup so that both parents and other siblings communicate with each other and do not present divisiveness among themselves.
5 Stars Awsome
I am loving this book I plane to use use some of the technequs that are in this book with in my family
5 Stars Good advice
We started with “7 Habits for Highly Effective People” and it changed a lot of lives in the family. So we decided to try the parenting one as well and it also has helped tremendously. This is a great author to either listen to or read.
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