First Things First

Covey applies the proven wisdom of his phenomenal bestsellers, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" and "Principle-Centered Leadership", to a new time-management approach based on life values. Exercises, diagrams, and real-life examples throughout.

Recognized as one of Time magazine’s twenty-five most influential Americans, Stephen R. Covey (1932–2012) was an internationally respected leadership authority, family expert, teacher, organizational consultant, and author. His books have sold more than twenty-five million copies in thirty-eight languages, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was named the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century. After receiving an MBA from Harvard and a doctorate degree from Brigham Young University, he became the cofounder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey, a leading global training firm. A. Roger Merrill, cofounder of the Covey Leadership Center (now FranklinCovey), has more than forty years of experience as a line manager, senior executive, executive coach, consultant, and teacher. Roger is the author of Connections: Quadrant II Time Management, coauthor of The Nature of Leadership and Life Matters: Creating a Dynamic Balance of Work, Family, Time, and Money. Rebecca A. Merrill has served in numerous leadership positions in community, education, and women’s organizations. Coauthor of Connections: Quadrant II Time Management, she also assisted Stephen R. Covey on The 7 Habits Highly Effective People.

CONTENTS Introduction Section One THE CLOCK AND THE COMPASS 1 How Many People on Their Deathbed Wish They'd Spent More Time at the Office? 2 The Urgency Addiction 3 To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy Section Two THE MAIN THING IS TO KEEP THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING 4 Quadrant II Organizing: The Process of Putting First Things First 5 The Passion of Vision 6 The Balance of Roles 7 The Power of Goals 8 The Perspective of the Week 9 Integrity in the Moment of Choice 10 Learning from Living Section Three THE SYNERGY OF INTERDEPENDENCE 11 The Interdependent Reality 12 First Things First Together 13 Empowerment from the inside Out Section Four THE POWER AND PEACE OF PRINCIPLE-CENTERED LIVING 14 From Time Management to Personal Leadership 15 The Peace of the Results Epilogue Appendices Appendix A: Mission Statement Workshop Appendix B: A Review of Time Management Literature Appendix C: The Wisdom Literature Notes Problem/Opportunity Index Index