Alabama's Public Liberal Arts University

Department of Continuing Education

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Signature Program

Develop a new outlook and create dramatic change.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® Signature program is a comprehensive 3-day course based on the teachings of Dr. Stephen R. Covey.

Problems caused by ineffectiveness cannot be solved with the same ineffective thinking that created them. For more than 15 years, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® has provided the ultimate in productivity training for thousands of people and organizations worldwide. This 3-day course will help you to learn the power of effectiveness and feel more satisfied with what you accomplish each day.  Know where you’re going and discover the secrets to success and fulfillment within you.

How You Will Benefit

  • Develop a clear definition of your top priorities and the results you want
  • Achieve balance and increase productivity through a weekly and daily planning process
  • End self-defeating behavior and gain the necessary security you need to change
  • Develop strong relationships based on mutual trust
  • Be prepared to deal with difficult circumstances before they happen
What You Will Learn
  • Habit 1: Be Proactive—Recognize how choices based on personal experience or beliefs can profoundly impact your effectiveness, both positively and negatively.
  • Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind—Develop a clear definition of what is and is not important to you by creating the most important roadmap you'll ever have: Your Personal Mission Statement.
  • Habit 3: Put First Things First—Increase the balance and fulfillment of your professional and personal life by investing a few minutes each day in the same planning process used by many of the world's most successful people.
  • Habit 4: Think Win-Win—Build a team that finds faster and better solutions through clear expectations, shared responsibilities, and an understanding of priorities.
  • Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood—Develop the skills of effective communication that lead to greater influence and faster problem solving.
  • Habit 6: Synergize—Value and celebrate differences and understand how they contribute to more innovative and intelligent solutions.
  • Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw—Maintain and increase your newfound effectiveness by continually renewing yourself mentally and physically.

Signature Program manuals are included in the cost of the program.

Dates:           Fall Session:  October 25, November 1 and 15, 2011  (Course #18164-A)

                      Spring Session:  February 28, 29, and March 1, 2012 (Course # 18164-B)

Times:           8:30 am - 3:30 pm each day

Instructors:    Rebecca Richardson and Dwight Jinright (certified FranklinCovey facilitators)

Cost:             $180.00 per person

Class Limit:   24