3. Be
Proactive
Begin with the End
in Mind
Put First Things
First
Think
Win/Win
Seek First to Understand
then to be Understood
Synergize
Habit 1 Habit 2 Habit 3
Habit 4 Habit 5 Habit 6
4. Highest activity in all life—the true test and
manifestation of all of the other habits put together
Catalyzes, unifies and unleashes the greatest powers
within people
The whole is greater than the sum of its part
What is Synergy?
5. Mindset of unlimited potentials
We can apply the concepts of Synergy in many areas
of our life, such as:
Family
Business
Friendship
Creative Process
6. Synergy is:
Celebrating differences
Teamwork
Open-mindedness
Finding new and better ways
Synergy is NOT:
Tolerating differences
Working independently
Thinking you’re always right
Compromise
8. Celebrating
differences
Teamwork
Open-mindedness
Finding new and better
ways
SYNERGY • Value differences—to
respect them, to build on
strengths, and compensate
for weaknesses.
• “The whole is greater
than the sum of its
parts.”
12. “Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much.”
-Helen Keller
Celebrating differences
Teamwork
Open-mindedness
Finding new and better
ways
SYNERGY
14. Celebrating differences
Teamwork
Open-mindedness
Finding new and better
ways
SYNERGY
• All people see the
world not as it is, but
as they are.
• Humility and
reverence in
recognizing perpetual
limitations
• Add to his knowledge
and to understanding
reality
• Third alternatives
true test and manifestation of all of the other habits put together
Focus on 4 unique human endowments,
Motive of habit 4
Emphatic listening skill of habit 5
You open new possibilities, new territories, new continents, so that others can follow
Synergy is everywhere
It is in nature – ex: roots
Ignorance – lack of knowledge, understanding, or education
Cliques – small group of people who spend time together and who ar not friendly to other people
Prejudice – unfair feeling of dislike without being reasonable or logical
We value the differences in our perceptions, we value each other and give credence to the possibility that we’re both right, that life is not always a dichotomous either/or, that there are almost always third alternatives we are able to transcend our limits
Synergy is almost as if a group collectively agrees to subordinate old scripts to write a new one
You come up with better solutions you discover new realities, you build relationships
your way – see from another’s perspective
My way – share ideas
Brainstorm – create new ideas and options
Highway – find the best solution