The Leader in Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child At a Time - Couverture rigide

Covey, Stephen R.

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ISBN 10 : 1439103267 ISBN 13 : 9781439103265

Editeur : Free Press, 2008

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Unusual book

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Change your child’s future starting today: Learn how to use Stephen R. Covey’s proven 7 Habits to create a leadership program for kids of all ages so they can be more effective, more goal oriented, and more successful.

In today’s world, we are inundated with information about who to be, what to do, and how to live. But what if there was a way to learn not just what to think about, but how to think? A program that taught how to manage priorities, focus on goals, and be a positive influence?

The Leader in Me is that program. In this bestseller, Stephen R. Covey took the 7 Habits that have already changed the lives of millions of readers and showed how even young children can use them as they develop. These habits—be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek to understand and then to be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw—are being adapted by schools around the country in leadership programs, most famously at the A.B Combs Elementary school in Raleigh. Not only does it work, but it works better than anyone could have imaged. This book is full of examples of how the students blossom under the program—the classroom that decided to form a support group for one of their classmates who had behavioral problems, the fourth grader who found a way to overcome his fear of public speaking and wound up taking his class to see him compete in a national story telling competitive, or the seven-year-old who told her father than they needed to go outside and play because they both needed to “sharpen the saw.”

Perfect for individuals and corporations alike, The Leader in Me shows how easy it is to incorporate these skills into daily life. It is a timely answer to many of the challenges facing today’s young people, businesses, parents, and educators—one that is perfectly matched to the growing demands of our certain future.

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Children in today's world are inundated with information about who to be, what to do and how to live. But what if there was a way to teach them how to manage priorities, focus on goals and be a positive influence on the world around them?
The Leader in Me is that programme. It's based on a hugely successful initiative carried out at the A.B. Combs Elementary School in North Carolina. In 1999, the school debuted a programme that taught The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to a pilot group of students. In a short time the average end-of-grade scores had leapt from 84 to 97.
To hear the parents of A. B Combs talk about the school is to be amazed. They began reporting incredible changes in their children's demeanour, attitudes and abilities. As news of the programme's success spread, schools around the world began adopting the mantra to 'develop leaders one child at a time'.
The 7 Habits have already changed the lives of millions of people, but this book shows how children can use them as they develop. Those habits - be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek to understand and then to be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw - are critical skills to learn at a young age and bring incredible results, proving that it's never too early to teach someone how to live well.
Stephen R. Covey is an internationally respected leadership authority, family expert, teacher, organizational consultant and co-founder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey Co. He has been recognized as one of Time magazine's twenty-five most influential Americans.
For more information visit www.StephenCovey.com or www.TheLeaderInMeBook.org

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Free Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1439103267
• ISBN 13: 9781439103265
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272