No company can succeed until individuals within it succeed. No group can achieve its objectives until its people achieve theirs.

That's what FranklinCovey's 7 Habits programme is about--making people effective so that they, in turn, can make their organisations effective.

Nothing less can ensure survival and prosperity in these tumultuous times. The whirlwind of technological advances; the changing tide of global, national, and local markets; the storms of mergers, downsizing, and structural changes--these are just some of the proliferating challenges that organisations face today.

Quick-fix solutions do not work in this environment. Piecemeal improvements are futile. Only those organisations that have made the effort to build a solid foundation of highly effective people will move surely and safely toward their destinations.

The principles taught in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People--the national best seller by Dr. Stephen R. Covey, founder and chairman of FranklinCovey Co., are brought to life in this powerful programme. It has helped transform thousands of organisations throughout the world by transforming the people they depend on.

We'll Help You See, Think, and Act Differently--to Get Better Results

In today's business environment, it's not enough to do things differently. You must do different things. The 7 Habits programme will help you and the people in your organisation change the fundamental way they approach their jobs, relationships, even problems and opportunities by:

• Breaking common ineffective behaviours and tendencies
• Creating high levels of trust
• Developing strong interdependent relationships

Once you see and think differently, you will act differently. And those actions will produce superior results. This sort of transformation is the key to turning organisations into places where effective people create lasting results.

The 7 Habits...and What They'll do for Your Organisation

The Habit	The Results of 7 Habits Training
Be Proactive	Fosters courage to take risks and accept new challenges to achieve goals
Begin with the End in Mind	Brings projects to completion and unites teams and organisations under a shared vision, mission, and purpose
Put First Things First	Promotes getting the most important things done first and encourages direct effectiveness
Think Win-Win	Encourages conflict resolution and helps individuals seek mutual benefit, increasing group momentum
Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood	Helps people understand problems, resulting in targeted solutions; and promotes better communications, leading to successful problem-solving
Synergise	Ensures greater "buy-in" from team members and leverages the diversity of individuals to increase levels of success
Sharpen the Saw	Promotes continuous improvements and safeguards against "burn-out" and subsequent nonproductivity

Return on Investment

People at all organisations report that the 7 Habits have produced significant results:

Over a four-year period, an automotive components manufacturing firm:

• Improved quality by over 40 percent.
• Significantly reduced cycle time.
• More than doubled production without adding people or increasing budget.
• Improved on-time deliveries to 98 percent.

In less than 12 months, a Fortune 500 manufacturing firm:

• Achieved cost savings of more than $3.5 million per year from improvements in manufacturing processes, purchasing practices, and inventory management.
• Reported cost reductions of at least $1.25 million per year.

Organisations of all sizes report significant improvements in attitudes and behaviours from:

• "Seeking first to be understood" to "seeking first to understand."
• "Blaming" and "fingerpointing" to "win-win" and "Third Alternative" thinking.
• "Adapters" and "survivors" to "change agents."
• "I" to "we."
• "Me" to "team."

What You'll Get

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People book and audio CD so you can familiarise yourself with the principles present in the programme
• The 7 Habits Benchmark (360 assessment) to complete before the programme that helps you see where you stand in relation to each of the 7 habits and gives you a baseline from which to start the process of lasting improvement.
• The 7 Habits™ Guidebook filled with examples and thought-provoking exercise to experience during the programme.
  • Q11 Door Hanger
  • Reference Card
  • DVD with 7 videos
  • 7-Week Contract
• The Franklin Planner™ Starter Kit with 7 Habits Planning Pages and binder so you implement what you learn on the programme into your daily life.

PROGRAMME FORMATS
Open Enrolment Programmes: Held in many cities throughout the Uk & Ireland.

Corporate, In-house Workshops: Conducted at your place of business and customised to suit your organisation's needs.

Certification Programmes: A FranklinCovey certification programme empowers your organisation's facilitators to teach FranklinCovey curricula throughout your organisation. Certified in-house facilitators play pivotal roles in helping their fellow employees sustain a high-performance culture rooted in enduring principles of effectiveness.

For locations and dates of programmes near you and for information on group discounts call 0845 200 4200, email us.