Leadership Habits

- Habit 1 is to be proactive; proactive leaders realize that they can choose how they respond to events.
- Habit 2 is to begin with the end in mind; effective leaders always keep their ultimate goals in mind.
- Habit 3 is to put first things first; leader's time should be organized around priorities.
- Habit 4 is to think win/win; those with win/win perspectives take a mutual gains approach to communication, believing that the best solution benefits both parties.
- Habit 5 is to seek first to understand, and then to be understood; effective leaders put aside their personal concerns to engage in empathetic listening.
- Habit 6 is synergize; synergy creates a solution that's greater than the sum of its parts.
- Habit 7 is to sharpen the saw; continual renewal of the physical, social/emotional, spiritual, and mental dimensions of the self.