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Habit 6:
Synergize®

Habit 6: Synergize

The Habit of Creative Cooperation

Develop innovative solutions that leverage diversity and satisfy all  key stakeholders. 

Leverage and build on diverse strengths.  

Apply effective problem solving.  

Apply collaborative decision making.  

Collaborate creatively to identify innovative and effective solutions. 

Embrace and leverage innovation. 

You know you are synergizing when you: 

  • Have a change of heart. 
  • Feel new energy and excitement. 
  • See things in a new way. 
  • Feel that the relationship has transformed. 
  • End up with an idea or a result that is better than what either of you started with (3rd Alternative). 
You know you are synergizing when you

Synergy is not the same as compromise. In a compromise, one plus one equals one and a half at best.

-Dr. Stephen R. Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®

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Habit 1: Be Proactive®

Focus and act on what you can control and influence instead of what you can’t. 

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Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind®

Define clear measures of success and a plan to achieve them. 

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Habit 3: Put First Things First®

Prioritize and achieve your most important goals instead of constantly reacting to urgencies. 

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Habit 4: Think Win-Win®

Collaborate more effectively by building high-trust relationships. 

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Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood®

Influence others by developing a deep understanding of their needs and perspectives. 

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Habit 6: Synergize®

Develop innovative solutions that leverage differences and satisfy all key stakeholders.

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Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw®

Increase motivation, energy, and work/life balance by making time for renewing activities.