Essay About Model Leader And Majority Of The Population

The 8th Habit – from Effectiveness to Greatness
Essay title: The 8th Habit – from Effectiveness to Greatness
“The 8th Habit- From Effectiveness to Greatness”
By Stephen Covey
Chapter 8
“The Voice of Trustworthiness”
Presented to: Janelle Christie
Date: October 20, 2006
Subject: Project Management
Submitted by: Sarah and Steve
Table of Contents
Introduction:
Personal Trustworthiness
Modeling is Living the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Principles Embodies in The 7 Habits
The Modeling Tool- The Personal Planning System
Conclusion
References
Lesson Plan
Appendices
“The Voice of Trustworthiness”
Chapter 8
Introduction:
In chapter 8, “The Voice of Trustworthiness” in Stephen Covey’s book “The 8th Habit, From Effectiveness to Greatness” the importance of trustworthiness and how our society is quick recognize the need for “trustworthiness, for character, for producing trust in the culture”. To be a model leader or effective leader you cannot get by without trustworthy and having the people around you trust in you. In chapter 8 we explain how to go about becoming trustworthy and the things you need to become a model leader with Personal Trustworthiness, Modeling is Living the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Principles Embodies in The 7 Habits and The Modeling Tool- The Personal Planning System. “Trustworthiness is the ‘Glue’ of organizations”.

Personal Trustworthiness
Only with a strong character and competence will you develop trustworthiness. It is with these assets that others will view you as a person that they can trust and thus you will be viewed as a good, if not a great leader. The majority of the population these days, when surveyed will show that they value integrity as number one when looking for a good leader. Throughout the years these outlooks on this mater has changed and evolved as different technologies and social statues have also changed. “More and more people are seeing the need to look deeply into their own souls, to sense how they, themselves, contribute to the problems, and to figure out exactly what they can do to contribute to the solution and serve human needs.” (www.stephencovey.com)

There are three main areas of personal character:
Integrity
Living by Morals that govern consequences of our behavior.
Maturity
Dealing with delicate issues with compassion
Abundance Mentality
Rather than a competition you see life as an ever enlarging opportunity of resources and wealth
There are three main areas of Competence
Technical
Skill and knowledge to accomplish a task
Conceptual
Being able to see the big picture
Interdependency
Aware of the reality that all life is connected
“90% of all leadership failures are character failures” (covey pg147). This is an important fact because it shows that most leaders understand and are able to do the tasks involved but are unable to uphold the three major character traits. Integrity is when you obey the principles natural laws that you personally have decided upon. This involves things like lying and cheating. Maturity deals with the ability to compassionately understand situations and act appropriately with integrity. The abundance mentality revolves around thinking about the best possible outcome for all parties. It is about feeling good for those who succeed and not being jealous. It is only with a combination of these skills that one will become truly trustworthy and will be trusted as a leader in their organization.

Modeling is Living the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
All 7 Habits are essentially a leader or organization “becoming a balanced, integrated, powerful person(s)