Each chapter of this book is essentially a separate article on a different subject pertaining to leadership. I would rate some of the chapters as 3 stars and others as 4 or 5. Overall, to me the chapters felt somewhat disjointed and disconnected and the overall message of this book felt far less cohesive than the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People or the 8th Habit. This book also assumes that to some extent the reader is already familiar with the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and if you a...

Felt a little all over the place even though he claims otherwise.

Who would not like our political leaders to practice the type of leadership described in this book, especially in the contentious climate that seem to be the rule these days? As for the book itself, the constant repetition of the same ideas becomes tedious after a while, though I understand that it is a compendium of articles written for different audiences.

Don't get me wrong: Principle-Centered Leadership is a great book. It was among the things that buoyed me in an extremely stressful week, because even my pastime of playing computer games was marred with unfortunate disconnections and further tragedy. I admit, it's so easy to blame others for their blatant mistakes, especially for a particularly rigorous game like DotA 2. However, most of us (especially me), are often too lenient with ourselves. We often like to push the blame towards other peop...

This book was pretty good, but I got a little tired of reading it and decided to take it back to the library. I think it has some good tips on being effective in life and business and leadership, while also having good habits. The first couple of chapters, Covey reiterates what he said in his book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." I never read that, but enjoyed the recap.All in all, if you want good motivational business/leadership books, this is a good one to look at.

This has been one of the best books on life I have read in some time. I would agree with many of the other reviewers that this was a fairly repetitive book, and normally I would have only given something like this 4 stars, but the difference for me was that the concepts are powerful enough that it deserves a lot of praise. The book is a good companion to Covey's phenomenal 7 Habits book, by acting as a new lens through which to view the 7 Habits concepts. This book illustrates how the use of s

I love Covey; he really goes in depth while keeping everything plain and simple. This book basically goes over four levels of Leadership; Personal, Interpersonal, Managerial and Organizational and how you will succeed at each level by applying the key corresponding principles; Trustworthiness, Trust, Empowerment and Alignment.If you are familiar with Covey you will tie a lot of these principles with other of his concepts, I felt this gave me an extra layer of understanding. Read It!

Page 154: WTF?"How do we serve and eat the lunch of champions (feedback) and then the dinner of champions (course correction) within the context of the breakfast of champions (vision)?"

I recommend every leader to read it. .it's very handy . great book Stephen you are the best

The theme of Principle-Centred Leadership is to become a leader by centering oneself on principles, values, and natural laws rather than on external centers such as family, money, possessions, enemies, work, etc. On this basis, Covey emphasizes that a man’s security comes from inside principles rather than from outside factors.Covey dives into the nature of human beings and capitalizes on its capabilities to transform the team and the organization. He stresses the necessity of achieving the Priv...

Okay I read this book just to improve my personal relationship with people and my intimate life. I actually found the book profitable and rewarding after spending a couple of days eating and biting its nourishing contents.The book starts by emphasizing that everything starts first with you and we should never make promises we can't keep.Stephen advised that you avoid some deadly sins in the world, one of which is looking for the get rich quick scheme. He introduced the law of the farm. The idea

This is an excellent book that shows how to implement the 7 Habits of Highly-Effective People in organizations and relationships. I think that this book gives great insights into effective human resource planning and strategy. You have to look at your organization as a whole and people as a whole. What motivates? What inspires to do better? A mission and common goal are important. I found the chapters on managing expectations, and involving and empowering people very interesting...especially bec...

Characteristics of principle centered leadersContinually learning - question self improvingService orientatedradiate positive energy - be peacemaker, Hermosa or reverse destructive energyBelieve in other people - the unseen potential - don't carry grudgesLead balanced lives- actions proportionate to the situationSee life as an adventure - have flexibility as a key principleSynergistic - complement with the strengths of othersExercise for self renewal - physical, mental, emotional, spiritual7 Hab...

This book was very good. However, the concepts and topics were very in depth and honestly deeper then my limited understanding could comprehend. Most books of this type take me a few weeks to read. I have been reading this book for a few months. I would read a few paragraphs and then have to digest what it said. I underlined or highlighted several key points and will likely keep this book on my bookshelf to refer to in the future.

Excellent. Everyone in any type of management position should read this book. Actually, I listened to it...over and over...and then bought the cd. Simple, thoughtful and encouraging. I want to buy a copy for those who don't think they need it.

Too much to learn from this book i would always keep it close to me to re-read some chapters

Too much fluff for me... I'm still not entirely sure what these so-called "principles" even are.

Stephen Covey's Principle-Centered Leadership paradigm is a very good read. Yes, he's a bit repetitive in this book but I believe he did this to reinforce deep concepts. I love that his ideas are based on universal natural systems, principles or what his calls the "law of the farm" and not the latest sexy, quick fix or power-centered fad of the day. He makes the point that there are four possible paradigms focused on different needs. Covey's own paradigm is spirit and meaning-based teaches one t...

core leadership notions based on principles

Outstanding slim book with profound wisdom, applicable in life and business.Some gold:The unmet need activates. Met needs no longer motivates.You can buy a person’s back but not their heart Gandhi said 7 things will destroy us. We have the power the choose.Wealth without work Pleasure working conscience Knowledge without character Commerce without moralityPolitics without principle Science without humanity Religion without sacrifice Management you focus on efficiency, leadership you focus on eff...