MGMT1201 Business Communication Assignment: 7 Habits Newsletter

This assignment is a newsletter created for Cameron Resources, a recruiting company, focusing on the book 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' by Stephen Covey. The newsletter, designed by the internal communications manager, aims to encourage staff to attend a leadership retreat. It highlights the book's core ideas, such as being proactive, beginning with the end in mind, and thinking win-win, emphasizing their importance in improving communication, leadership, and employee effectiveness. The newsletter includes sections on the book's transformative impact, positive reviews, motivational quotes, and answers to frequently asked questions, all geared towards helping employees become successful, interdependent leaders and improving the organization's management perspective. The assignment reflects on the practical application of the 7 habits in both professional and personal life, forming positive behaviors and incorporating leadership characteristics. The assignment references Covey's book and emphasizes the importance of discipline, patience, and a proactive approach in incorporating the habits.

NEWSLETTER OF THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
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10 reasons to read this book:
1. This book transforms the perspective of employees in a positive direction.
2. The context of the book encourages conducting work in an appropriate manner.
3. It emerges positivity.
4. It encourages people to adopt the right habits such as be proactive, begin with the end
in mind, but first things first, think win-win, etc.
5. Following these habits can help an individual by removing procrastination.
6. It describes the habits of highly effective people.
7. This book is also good for self-improvement.
8. The context of this book describes character ethnic and personality ethnicity.
9. This book will help an employee by making them a successful and interdependent
person.
10. This book also incorporates a management perspective that is the beneficiary of an
organization.
Business changes
This book will change the psychology of the employees regarding the leadership in their
respective organizations. As it will enable them to effectively understand the perspective of
their leaders. For example: every leader wants that their employees should perform work in a
systematic way without any procrastination and with proactive efforts. The suggested habits
will help employees to understand the benefits of being proactive (Covey, 2004).
Review and positive critiques
The author has critically evaluated each and every approach that is related to the highly
effective people. Employees can incorporate the suggested practical approach in their

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professional as well as in their personal life. Moreover, only getting knowledge is not
enough, employees have to their action and sharpen their habits in the direction of creating a
better personality by incorporating positive characteristics (Covey, 2004).
Motivational and inspiration quotes
Forms positive behaviour
This book will form positive psychological behaviour in the employees. According to
neurological science, habits take 21 days to form. Apart from this, before commencing the
process, they have to understand that they need to act with discipline and patience (Covey,
2004).
General FAQ
Do we need to learn time management also with these habits?
 These habits will save you time and will enhance your working ability. Even if you
want to learn about time management then you can refer to other books by the author
such as Leader in me, Everyday greatness, etc.
What efforts do I need to do?
 You need to follow these habits with discipline and patience. It may be possible that
in your initial days you fail, at that time start from the beginning and try again. Do not
think that you are not capable of incorporating these habits. Be positive.
Utilization of this book in the leadership context
This book will help an employee to transform themselves into the leader. As these habits are
the efficient characteristics of a leader and incorporating these habits will help an individual
by incorporating characteristics of a leader. Although for turning into a successful leader,

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employees should apply these habits in their work and they should learn people management
skills (Covey, 2004).

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References
Covey, S.R. (2004). The seven habits of highly effective people. London: Liverpool.