But if you understand that your-and everyone else’s-lens of the world is determined by individual paradigms, then you can value and appreciate that other people’s views can broaden your (admittedly limited) understanding of the world. If you think you see the world objectively, then you’ll think that anyone who sees things differently is wrong. To foster synergy, you must view a person’s differences as assets-rather than roadblocks-to creating something new and innovative someone who has the same view and opinion as you adds nothing to your knowledge and perspective, but someone with a different view gives you the opportunity to expand your perspective and come up with solutions that would never have occurred to your otherwise.Įveryone sees the world through their own paradigms that means no one’s view is objective, including yours. View People’s Differences as Opportunities for Growth These events can seem like rare, extraordinary occurrences, but with the right approach you can experience synergy regularly. Often these people only have brief glimpses of synergy, such as when people come together in an exceptionally cooperative and collaborative way in response to an emergency. For example, this can happen when a company creates policies that give employees the freedom to allocate some of their time to develop new ideas-as long as they still get their work done in a timely manner-but a handful of people abuse it and scare executives into reforming or revoking the policy.Īdditionally, many people have paradigms that cause them to mistrust other people and interact in protective or defensive ways. Sometimes situations devolve into chaos instead of evolving into synergy, and those negative experiences can make the people involved skittish about opening up in the future to the possibility of synergy. You’re not entering the situation to push your proposition or blindly accept the other person’s, but rather to come up with a third alternative. This requires vulnerability and comfort with (or at least tolerance of) uncertainty and some level of chaos in its essence, synergy is a creative process-you’re working with others to create new possibilities-and that means you don’t know what the outcome will be when you start the process. Habit 6: SynergyĬommunicating synergistically means opening your mind and heart to different realities and possibilities. Read more to learn about Covey’s concept of synergy, its benefits, what it entails, and how to improve your ability to synergize. You need a deep conviction of your principles and values, a Win/Win paradigm, and the skills to develop and nurture effective interdependent relationships. How does Stephen Covey define synergy (habit six)? How does synergy relate to the previous five habits?Īccording to Stephen Covey, synergy is the culmination of the first five habits. Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries of books you should be reading. This article is an excerpt from the Shortform summary of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey.
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