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Habit 6 Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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Habit 6 | Synergize |
See | We can create a higher way that is better than your way or my way. |
Do | Value differences and go for the 3rd alternative. |
Get | New and better ideas, great relationships. |
Value Differences | I can enrich my life experience by valuing the differences in people. |
Synergy | When the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. |
Negative Synergy | Hostility, defensiveness, and compromise. |
A great team is complementary. | Each person's talents complement (complete) everyone else's talents and make up for any weaknesses. |
The Six "Gains" of Diversity | 1. Expands global awareness 2. Enhances social development. 3. Prepares students for future career success. 4. Increases your own knowledge base. 5. Promotes creative thinking. 6. Enhances self- awareness. |
"Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness." | Ola Joseph |
Go for the 3rd Alternative | I can use synergy to get to a new and better solution to any problem. |
Osman and Phumbhra | Found a 3rd alternative and rents textbooks to students to help pay for school. |
Steps to a 3rd alternative | 1. Define the problem. 2. Listen to their views. 3. Share your views. 4. Brainstorm. 5. Create the best solution. |
Define the problem. | Make sure you understand the real problem. |
Listen to their views. | Listen empathetically to others' views first. |
Share your views. | Share your best thinking and be sure you feel understood. |
Brainstorm. | Once commitment is reached, the group will look for common ground and will engage in a brainstorming session. |
Create the best solution. | Consider all of the ideas everyone has shared and build on them. |
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." | Edward Everett Hale |
Synergizing is not... | Working independently and thinking you're always right. |
Synergizing is... | Working interdependently and staying open-minded. |