HABIT 1: Be Proactive
HABIT 2: Begin With the End in Mind
HABIT 3: Put First Things First
HABIT 4: Think Win Win
HABIT 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
HABIT 6: Synergize
HABIT 7: Sharpen the Saw
HABIT 8: Find Your Voice and Help Others Find Theirs
HABIT 2: Begin With the End in Mind
HABIT 3: Put First Things First
HABIT 4: Think Win Win
HABIT 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
HABIT 6: Synergize
HABIT 7: Sharpen the Saw
HABIT 8: Find Your Voice and Help Others Find Theirs
The Leader in Me is a whole-school transformation model that acts like the operating system of a computer—it improves the performance of all other programs. Based on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Leader in Me equips students with the self-confidence and skills they need to thrive in the 21st-century economy.
What would be possible if your school were filled with students who were responsible, who showed initiative, who were creative, who knew how to set goals and meet them, who got along with people of various backgrounds and cultures, and who could resolve conflicts and solve problems?
This is reality at Leader in Me schools across the country. It started in 1999 when struggling school A.B. Combs Elementary was asked to reinvent itself or be shut down. When Principal Muriel Summers asked parents and business leaders what they wanted in their schools, she heard the following:
What would be possible if your school were filled with students who were responsible, who showed initiative, who were creative, who knew how to set goals and meet them, who got along with people of various backgrounds and cultures, and who could resolve conflicts and solve problems?
This is reality at Leader in Me schools across the country. It started in 1999 when struggling school A.B. Combs Elementary was asked to reinvent itself or be shut down. When Principal Muriel Summers asked parents and business leaders what they wanted in their schools, she heard the following:
- Leadership
- Accountability
- Adaptability
- Initiative and Self-Direction
- Cross-Cultural Skills
- Responsibility
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Creativity
- Teamwork