"Stephen Covey continues to wow us with his new The 8th Habit. As the world’s most respected leadership expert, he builds on the foundation of his bestselling 7Habits and gives a pattern for life that is passionate, makes a difference and leaves a legacy of greatness."

--Larry King

"The 8th Habit is a marvelous read, a triumph of the spirit and, in my view, Covey’s most important work."

--Warren Bennis, author of On Becoming a Leader

"The 8th Habit is a true masterpiece, a must-read. These principles of personal and organizational leadership, when lived, unleash human genius and inspire deep commitment and magnificent levels of service and satisfaction. This book will be my gift to all my associates as required reading for all of my future endeavors."

--Horst Schulze, former President and COO of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company

The world has changed dramatically since the classic, internationally bestselling The 7Habits of Highly Effective People was published, influencing tens of millions. The challenges and complexity we all face in our relationships, families, professional lives and communities are of an entirely new order of magnitude. In order to thrive, innovate, excel and lead in what Covey calls the new Knowledge Worker Age, we must build on and move beyond effectiveness...to greatness.

Accessing the higher levels of human genius and motivation in today’s new reality requires a sea change of new thinking--a new mind-set, a new skill-set, a new tool-set--in short, a whole new habit.

 Chapter 1  The Pain

 Chapter 2  The Problem

 Chapter 3  The Solution

PART 1:FIND YOURVOICE

 Chapter 4  Discover Your Voice--Unopened Birth- Gifts

 Chapter 5  Express Your Voice--Vision, Discipline, Passion and Conscience

PART 2: INSPIRE OTHERS TO FIND THEIR VOICE

 Chapter 6  Inspiring Others to Find Their Voice-- The Leadership Challenge

 FOCUS--MODELING AND PATHFINDING

 Chapter 7  The Voice of Influence--Be a Trim-Tab

 Chapter 8  The Voice of Trustworthiness-- Modeling Character and Competence

 Chapter 9  The Voice and Speed of Trust

 Chapter 10  BlendingVoices--Searching for the Third Alternative

 Chapter 11  One Voice--Pathfinding Shared Vision, Values and Strategy

 EXECUTION--ALIGNING AND EMPOWERING

 Chapter 12  The Voice and Discipline of Execution-- Aligning Goals and Systems for Results

 Chapter 13  The EmpoweringVoice-- Releasing Passion and Talent

  THE AGE OF WISDOM

  Chapter 14  The 8th Habit and the Sweet Spot

  Chapter 15  Using OurVoicesWiselyto Serve Others

  Twenty Most Commonly Asked Questions

APPENDICES

  Appendix 1  Developingthe 4 Intelligences/Capacities: A Practical Guide to Action

  Appendix 2  Literature Review of Leadership Theories

  Appendix 3  Representative Statements on Leadership and Management

  Appendix 4  The High Cost of Low Trust

  Appendix 5  Implementingthe 4 Disciplines of Execution

  Appendix 6  XQ Results

  Appendix 7  Max & Max Revisited

  Appendix 8  The FranldinCoveyApproaeh

      Notes

      Index

      About FranklinCovey

      About the Author