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The Arabian

December 2004
Cairo Egypt
For Subscribers only
www.edara.com
Editor-in-Chief: Nasim Smadi

Scientific Information Co. “SHUA’A”

Vol. 12 2004 - No. 24
Issue 288
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“Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.”

From Effectiveness to Greatness
By Stephen Covey

What is The 8th Habit?
The 8th Habit consists of a two-part solution: “find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.” Finding your voice means to engage in the work that genuinely taps your talents and fuels your passion and discovers your most intimate capabilities. Your voice then becomes a metaphor representing the essence of the human being and, accordingly, you move from effectiveness to greatness.

That is the new equation for the new Information Age we are living in. Because effectiveness belongs to employees and subordinates, while greatness belongs to leaders and managers, leading organizations requires more than effectiveness. It requires that real greatness enables a person to lead others, not just lead himself or processes.

From Hands Management to Voice Leadership
During the Industrial Age, the most valuable parts of workers were their hands and bodies, whereas in the Information Age, the most valuable parts of employees are their minds and hearts, their integrity and even their cooperative spirit and team-spiritedness. That’s why it’s imperative that the management mindset must make the shift from managing hands

From Effectiveness to Greatness
❂ Leading oneself + processes = (requires) personal effectiveness. ❂ Leading oneself + others along with processes = (requires) greatness.

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