7 Habits of Highly Effective Families

Unabridged
Author: Stephen R. Covey
Narrator: Stephen R. Covey
Genres: Self-help, Relationships
Publisher: FranklinCovey
Date: October 2001
Length: 3 hours, 14 minutes
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Overview

This program will help you solve many family dilemmas such as:

* How to balance your family life with your work life in the midst of life's pressures.
* How to develop a family mission statement that will serve as a foundation for building a beautiful family culture in a turbulent world.
* How to balance "tough" discipline with "soft" discipline by implementing a Third Alternative™ that is both tougher and kinder.
* How parents can maintain control, while still giving family members the freedom to grow and develop.
* How to build a high-trust and loving marriage relationship in a world that is cynical, violent, and low-trust.

Selected Reviews

Good Time Spent

by Kim S.
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Interesting and inspiring

by Bill Kew
  • Book Rating: 4/5

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Reviews (9)

Good Time Spent

Written by Kim S. on June 24th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I liked this book and got some great concepts that I can use in any "people" situation, not just with family. I didn't find that there were "Seven" habits specifically, but that was okay. I wasn't hanging on every word like some of the other books I have gotten, but he wove some great things into the message. I took notes - which I haven't done before - so that I could use them in work situations.

Interesting and inspiring

Written by Bill Kew on September 4th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Interesting and inspiring. Includes both personal family experiences and reused anecdotes from his other works. The "7" in the title, and the list format, is very loosely followed in this work. Seemed to be more of a marketing tie-in. At the end, I could not name the 7 habits. There was not enough emphasis and repetition for an audiobook format.

7 Habits of Highly Effective Families

Written by Anonymous on December 13th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 3/5

This book was good, although I found it to be organized strangely. I did not feel that the concepts were presented in a straightforward fashion. The concepts were, however, good. I would recommend renting it if you are interested in things to keep in mind when you want to treat your family well.

7 Habits of highly effective families

Written by Shanda on August 28th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 3/5

There was a lot of good things in this book but I often found myself having a difficult time paying attention.

7 Habits of Highly Effective Families

Written by Denise Glover on June 17th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 1/5

The author's voice was so nasal and accented, and the discussion so monotonous, that I had to stop listening. I couldn't go on (though he did...and on...and on...)

7 Habits of Highly Effective Families

Written by Alyssa Herndon on March 25th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 2/5

I wish I had the stamina to listen but it became very monotonous and would lull me to sleep.

OK - but won't keep you awake...

Written by Anonymous on September 26th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 3/5

Had some good points, but was very repetitive - I found myself skipping over sections.

7 Habits

Written by Steve Y on August 19th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Very good. Very informative. Covey uses good illustrations, personal stories, and a great deal of wisdom. If you've listened to any other of the "7 Habits" books, you will notice, however, a re-packaging of the same material, stories, testimonials, and so forth -- still effective, just not too much fresh material. None the less, his concepts repeated over several writings does help them sink in a little more each listen.

Good listening

Written by Myron on February 15th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This was a very good series and well worth the time to listen and relisten. Dr Covey has some very good ideas and makes the book interesting through his use of personal stories to make his point. The one criticism of the book that I had is that Dr. Covey's voice was at times hard for me to listen to. It made me sleepy.

Selected Reviews

Good Time Spent

by Kim S.
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Interesting and inspiring

by Bill Kew
  • Book Rating: 4/5

More...

Read All 9

Author Details

Author Details

Covey, Stephen R.

In 1996, Stephen R. Covey was recognized as one of Time magazine's 25 most influential Americans and one of Sales and Marketing Management's top 25 power brokers. Dr. Covey is the author of several acclaimed books, including the international bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It has sold more than 15 million copies in 38 languages throughout the world. Other bestsellers authored by Dr. Covey include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, with sales exceeding one million, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families. Dr. Covey's newest book, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, which was released in November 2004, has risen to the top of several bestseller lists, including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today Money, Business Week, and Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. The 8th Habit has sold more than 360,000 copies.

* In 2002, Forbes named The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People one of the top 10 most influential management books ever.
* A survey by Chief Executive Magazine recognized The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People as one of the two most influential business books of the twentieth century.
* The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People audiobook on tape is the best-selling nonfiction audio in history, selling more than 1.5 million copies.
* Over two million copies of First Things First have been sold. Simon & Schuster expressed the opinion, "...First Things First is the best-selling time management book ever."
* Dr. Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families was released in October 1997 and ranked fourth on the New York Times list within three months of its release date. It is the No. 1 best-selling hardcover book on family.

Dr. Covey is co-founder and vice chairman of FranklinCovey, the leading global professional services firm with offices in 123 countries. FranklinCovey shares Dr. Covey's vision, discipline and passion to inspire, lift and provide tools for change and growth of individuals and organizations throughout the world. Dr. Covey's organizational legacy to the world is Covey Leadership Center. On May 30, 1997, a merger of Covey Leadership Center with Franklin Quest created FranklinCovey. Dr. Covey's vision of empowering organizations to implement "principle-centered" leadership in their cultures continues to be an important focus of FranklinCovey.