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Summary: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Book by Stephen R. Covey

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Summary: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Book by Stephen R. Covey

language ( Oct. 13, 2019)

20 Minute Summary of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey


Want to discover the key concepts from this personal development classic but don’t have time to read the entire book?


This summary of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People will help you:

  • Understand the main ideas of the book within 20 minutes. The summary covers Stephen R. Covey’s seven habits including Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, Put First Things First, Think Win/Win, Seek First to Understand Then to Be Understood, Synergize, and Sharpen the Saw.
  • Avoid getting lost in the details of a 370-page book. This streamlined summary keeps a big picture perspective, showing how the 7 Habits move you from dependence to independence to interdependence.
  • Immediately apply the key concepts from the book. Use our 15 questions from The 30 Minute Workbook to discover how the leadership lessons from the book apply to your unique situation.
  • Summarize the main points of each chapter within 1 minute. Our One Minute Action Guide at the end of the book recaps each section in 1-2 sentences to help you see how each of Covey’s habits interacts with the others.


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Estimated reading time: 20 Minutes

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