Byron Resources: Newsletter on Leadership Retreat and 7 Habits

This assignment presents a newsletter designed for Byron Resources, a recruiting firm, to promote a leadership retreat for its employees. The retreat centers around Stephen Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." The newsletter highlights the benefits of the book, including improved individual strengths, team-building skills, and communication. It features key milestones, such as successful entrepreneurs' endorsements of the book, and employee profiles illustrating the positive impact of the "7 Habits." The newsletter details contests, activities, and the rationale for choosing leadership as the retreat's theme. It concludes with an advice column, encouraging employees to apply the learned principles, fostering efficient work practices and increased company profits. The newsletter aims to motivate employees to attend the retreat and develop their leadership capabilities.

SEVEN HABBITS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Newsletter is defined as a printed report which contains information and news about an
organisation and its business activities. As per views of Worrall (2019), it is sent via mail to
those individuals which are linked or interested in the affairs of company. This assignment is
based on Byron resources which is a recruiting firm specialising in securing and sourcing high
talent. In this report, a newsletter will be prepared to motivate staff so that they can attend
weekend retreat on leadership which is organised by Byron Resources. In this retreat, employees
will be given guidance to develop their leadership skills by following learnings of “The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People”.
MAIN BODY
WEEKEND RETREAT
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there
is no path and leave a trail”
This weekend Byron Resources is going to organise a retreat that will be based on Leadership.
Entire theme of this retreat will be based on “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” which is
a book written by Stephen Covey. According to Covey, effective people have some habits
which enhances their effectiveness in comparison with normal people. These habits makes a
person more efficient and reliable due to which developing at professional and personal level
became easier. According to Frost (2016), At professional level, right leadership skills will
results in attainment of goals with expected outcomes. Employees of Byron Resources are
heartily welcomed and expected to join this event with full enthusiasm and spirit.
Top 6 benefits of reading book “7 habits of Highly Effective People”
 Learning about habits of efficient people will benefits in identification of individual
strength which will leads to maximised working potential among people.
 Individual and team building skills in book will help employees in enhancing their
capabilities to perform complex work.
 Acknowledging habits of effective people will benefits individuals in coordinating more
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effectively while performing official work.
 Prosser (2016) states that interaction among employees away from office about habits of
successful people will results in improvement of their communication skills. By this
team activities will be performed with greater efficiency.
 In this retreat which is based on 7 Habits of efficient People, right situation to adapt
different leadership styles will be discussed.
 Reading this book will results in learning new habits and incorporating them in
professional life will increase the chances to have promotions for employees.
KEY MILESTONES
 Steph Klosse is a young and successful entrepreneur in field of resourcing and hiring
skilled employees. In an interview, Klosse has appreciated book “The 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey in choosing right path to gain success. Famous personalities like Brittany Robischon, CFO at Llyods Banking group believes
that concept of dependence, independence and interdependence mentioned in book
benefits her in developing herself as an independent career oriented women from a
careless child.
“Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a
character; sow a character, reap a destiny.”
This inspirational quote by Covey depicts the intensity of her work and knowledge. The
concerned book will help a person in transforming their thought into their destiny and reality.
Reading and acknowledging about this book will help in becoming proactive by which an
employee will be able to understand the struggles, strengths and goals of themselves or other
employees in bigger picture. As per opinion given by Sroithong and Tantasanee (2019), this
quote motivates each employee in Byron Resources by thinking of a dream and changing their
destinies.
EMPLOYEE PROFILE AND STORIES
 Katy DelGreco (senior manager) is a successful employee working in our company on
the position of senior manager in human resource department. DelGreco stated that “ I
was an unconfident person who feels trapped in complex situations. Reading 'The 7
Habits of Highly Effective People' helps me in unleashing my true working potential”.
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 Dan Selicaro has recently joined Byron resources on the position of assistant manager
in finance department. Selicaro has read this book and implemented its learning in
working life. This has improved his working capability and now he is appointed as the
manager in finance team.
CONTESTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
In retreat which is going to take place this weekend, different contests and activities will
take place. These contests will be in the form of quiz and interactive games which will be based
on the aspects of 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People'. A seminar of one hour will be
organised before quiz in which overview of book will be given. In accordance to that, some
questions will be asked. People who will give right answers will be given attractive prizes and
gift vouchers. Game sessions will also take place to light up the mood of people joining event.
Reason of choosing “Leadership” as theme of retreat
 According to the views of Nerat (2017), knowledge about leadership will benefit
individuals in becoming a good leader which can efficiently manage staff working under
them.
 Retreat will improves the knowledge of employee about leadership and guidance.
 Time spent together in event will helps in building trust among employees.
ADVICE COLUMN
By learning new information about leadership and other effective traits of successful
personalities, people will be able to guide their colleagues and subordinates more efficiently. By
this, all complex work in Byron Resources will be performed with greater efficiency. Overview
of this book will be discussed at Retreat due to which important aspects of leadership and
effective habits will be shared with employees. This will benefit our company in gaining high
profits and revenues in an efficient manner. We hope maximum people will be part of this event
to make it successful.
CONCLUSION
From above discussed assignment, it is concluded that newsletter helps an organisation in
sharing information with employees or customers of company in a proper manner. Different
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sections of newsletter include varied information which helps a firm in sharing their information
or idea in a systematic manner.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Frost, M. (2016). Surprise the world: the five habits of highly missional people. NavPress.
Nerat, T. (2017). Discourse Characteristics of Self-Help Books: The Example of The 7 Habits of
Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey (Doctoral dissertation, Univerza v
Mariboru, Filozofska fakulteta).
Prosser, S. (2016). Effective People: Leadership and organisation development in healthcare.
CRC Press.
Sroithong, N., & Tantasanee, S. (2019). Exploring Employee Effectiveness using “The 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People” as a Framework: A Case Study of PRG Group. ABAC ODI
JOURNAL VISION. ACTION. OUTCOME., 6(2), 152-170.
Worrall, L. (2019). The seven habits of highly effective aphasia therapists: The perspective of
people living with aphasia. International journal of speech-language pathology, 1-10.
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