The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

One great man with all the desirable American qualities.
This book is great. It is so generously written. You can't lose but gain when you puchased one. I would always buy a new one than a used one. Because it is so personal. Would you buy a used bible? Probably not. Don't get me wrong, I am not comparing the book to bible, just trying to emphasize how precious it is, in itself. Dr Covey gives so much and makes you feel alive and worthy. That's all we all need to participate in the affairs of being in the world now. Don't just get one, use it appropriately.

An Excellent book. A great addition to the origional 7 habits. Thank you Steve Covey.

We had the 8th habit but we bought this one for a friend.

We enjoyed it so much we thought they would too.

"The 8th habit:Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs."
Following up on Stephen Covey's blockbuster "The 7 habits of highly effective people" we have this sequel. The main principle of this book is that you should empower employees to make decisions with you. You should ask them for their opinions and truly listen at their ideas before making decisions that fall in their circle of competence. The days of one manager leading and everyone else holding screwdrivers and following is over. The author warns that in our current competitive environment we must maximize all the experience and talents of every one of our employees. Managers and employees should be working together to achieve goals that will benefit both of them along with clients and customers. Mr. Covey shows precisely how to accomplish this with diagrams and flow charts that breaks it down step by step.
This book is 330 pages plus an additional 50 pages of appendixes. While I give the powerful life changing content of this book 5 stars I would have liked to seen it more concise and brief in its writing style. It contains voluminous information and is a huge investment of time to read. With that warning, It is still worth the effort and is a great more advanced companion for the original "7 Habits" book. This book could change your life and the way you do business.

These motivational books are worth reading or listening to. If you can be honest with yourself, and prepared to make changes in your life, then this is for you. Unlike others that focus heavily on sales, selling yourself and pack a punch to get things "My way", this about practicing morals and principles that will influence your life on a deeper and more spiritual level. The spin-off will be a better you, and your relationships at home, family, friends,and all those you come into contact with in business. We so desperately need business connections, to be more honest and integrity based. Surely the sting of this recession, should be a wake-up call for all of us.

Margaret B Smith