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Stephen Covey is a leading management consultant.  In his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People he outlines seven organizational rules for improving effectiveness and increasing productivity at work and at home.

He covers the development of leadership skill to use in your personal and professional life, understanding the habits if being effective, developing a mission statement and gaining understanding of being effective.

According to Covey, the 7 habits of effectiveness are;

1. Be Proactive

Fosters courage to take risks and accept new challenges to achieve goals

2. Begin with the End in Mind

Brings projects to completion and unites teams and organisations under a shared vision, mission, and purpose

3. Put First Things First

Promotes getting the most important things done first and encourages direct effectiveness

4. Think Win-Win

Encourages conflict resolution and helps individuals seek mutual benefit, increasing group momentum

5. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood

Helps people understand problems, resulting in targeted solutions; and promotes better communications, leading to successful problem-solving

6. Synergise

Ensures greater "buy-in" from team members and leverages the diversity of individuals to increase levels of success

7. Sharpen the Saw

Promotes continuous improvements and safeguards against "burn-out" and subsequent non-productivity