Analysis of Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Report

This report analyzes Stephen Covey's '7 Habits of Highly Effective People,' focusing on the concept of P/PC balance, which emphasizes the relationship between production and production capability. The report uses the allegory of the golden goose to illustrate this balance. It explains the importance of maintaining and enhancing resources to achieve long-term effectiveness, not just short-term gains. The report also provides a practical example of how to apply this concept in a sales context, emphasizing the need to balance immediate sales targets with the long-term maintenance of sales capabilities. The conclusion reinforces the importance of the balance between production and production capability, which is vital for sustained success. The report also includes a bibliography that lists the sources used for the analysis.

The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People

Introduction
To demonstrate the influence of P/PC
balance, Covey uses the tale of the farmer
and the goose with the golden egg
In the story the greedy farmer kills the goose
in order to get more golden eggs per day
However, a balance need to be made between
the capability and the product

P/PC Balance
The thought of the people about more
products leads to more effectiveness needs to
change
The P/PC balance helps in maintaining a
proper balance between the thing that is
produced and the thing from the place of
production
P/PC balance also helps to understand the
capability of the people and assign tasks
based on the capabilities

Effectiveness of the balance
Production
The desired results that are produced
In the story it is denoted by the golden egg
Production capability
Maintenance, enhancement and monitoring of
the resources that produce it
In the story it is denoted by the goose

Example
I am asked by to sale 6 cars per day
I can sale more than that by being scrappy in
my work and not going into details about the
car
However, this does not justify my capability
to sale more than 6 cars per day
Hence, I need to sale car according to my
benefit and ensure that I continue to sale the
cars at by maintaining the effectiveness

Conclusion
Agreement can be made with the theory and
the story developed by Covey
The balance need to be maintained to ensure
proper experience at the workplace
The story of the farmer and the golden egged
goose is appropriately used by Covey for his
description

Bibliography
Covey, S. R. (2004). The 7 habits of highly
effective people: Powerful lessons in personal
change. Simon and Schuster.
Covey, S. R. (2013). The 7 habits of highly
effective people: Powerful lessons in personal
change. Simon and Schuster.