Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Miniature Edition [Abridged] [Hardcover]

Stephen R. Covey (Author)

Book Description

Series: Minature Edition | Publication Date: September 26, 2000

The priceless wisdom and insight found in the bestselling The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (more than 10 million sold!) is distilled in this palm-size Running Press Miniature Edition™. It's full of advice on taking control of your life, teamwork, self-renewal, mutual benefit, proactivity, and other paths to private and public victory. Steven R. Covey is chairman of the Covey Leadership Center and the nonprofit Institute for Principle-Centered Leadership.

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Stephen R. Covey

Product Details

• Hardcover: 95 pages
• Publisher: Running Press Miniature Editions (September 26, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762408332
• ISBN-13: 978-0762408337
• Product Dimensions: 3.3 x 2.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Stephen R. Covey is a renowned leadership authority, family expert, teacher, organizational consultant, and co-founder of FranklinCovey Co. He is author of several international bestsellers, including The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which has sold over 20 million copies. He was named one of TIME Magazine's 25 Most Influential Americans. Dr. Covey holds the Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chair in Leadership at the Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it's a little small, September 25, 2002

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Charles Grafton (Oxford, MS United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Miniature Edition (Hardcover)

Ok, great book, read it twice already and I'm ready to start implementing these ideas into my everyday life. I do, however, have a complaint, and it's not about the book, but about the way it's presented. I had no idea when I placed my order that this book measured 2 inches by 2 inches. It was described as a hardback, and, well, i guess it is, but it's an awfully tiny hardback. Some clarification needs to be made on the site here.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't believe the hype!!!, November 18, 2002

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Scott Rethke (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Miniature Edition (Hardcover)

A boring book. If I would have known that he had an MBA from Harvard I would have reconsidered buying this book. I could have written this book in 20 pages, not to mention in a more entertaining fashion!!!

Do not buy this book. I would recommend a book written by Rick Pitino or another coach/successful athlete.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Miniature Edition, April 6, 2008

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Maxim Masiutin (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Miniature Edition (Hardcover)

I would recommend to buy the complete unabridged book, not the miniature edition.

This book is the most famous title of Stephen R. Covey, a professor of Brigham Young University where he taught prior to the publication of this best-selling work. The audio version became the first non-fiction audio-book in U.S. publishing history to sell more than one million copies. Covey holds a BS degree in Business Administration from University of Utah in Salt Lake City, an MBA from Harvard University, and a Doctorate of Religious Education (DRE) in Mormon Church History and Doctrine from Brigham Young University. He also holds membership of the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity.

This book is mainly about the time management (chapters 1, 2, 3, 7) and interpersonal relationships (chapters 4, 5, 6). The other time-management books, like "Getting Things Done" by David Allen and "Time Drive" by Gleb Arkhangelsky, frequently overlook the importance of interpersonal relationships in the time management.

Many of the ideas and much of the language of this book recast the content of the classic 1966 Peter F. Drucker book "The Effective Executive", wherein Drucker wrote: "Effectiveness, in other words, is a habit", and which includes a chapter called "First Things First".

The author consistently opposes "quick-fix" solutions to life or business problems and insists that changes in paradigm or mindset to align with natural principles provide the "true" source of solutions. Covey points out, for example, that the paradigm that produces short-term results in business inevitably leads to an inability to produce results for the long term. He calls this "killing the golden goose". Covey advocates balancing short- and long-term productive capacities as the most effective mindset for the businessperson.

Once again, I would recommend to buy the complete unabridged book, not the miniature edition.