Paradigms of Interdependence

Paradigm of Interdependence

* According to Covey the victories that occur in our personal development come first before our public victories.

* Independence is the core of interdependence.

* You need one for the other.

* Building Relationships takes adding the right ingredients to work

* Most important is to add Who We are

* NOT what we say or do.

* This can give off the sense of duplicity by focusing on building relationships from generic HR techniques

* Use your inner core A.K.A the Character Ethic

* Not your Personality Ethic

* Covey states that interdependence increases an enormous amount of possibilities to better ourselves and relationships we have built

* Relationships are more deep and meaningful

* Unfortunately, with a deeper and more meaningful relationship, one also is more exposed to greater feeling of pain.

* You experience greater productivity

* Allows you to give better service

* Allows you for more valuable contribution

* Gives you the opportunity to grow as an individual

* To experience the maximum benefits of interdependence we have to identify and nurture the relationships that are at the core of the benefits.

* Covey refers to our body as having an Emotional Bank Account

* This account is describing relationships and the Production versus building Production Capacity balance needed to achieve interdependence.

* This example illustrates how trust is built on a relationship.

* Deposits = Positive behaviors.

* Build the account reserve

* Withdrawals = Negative behaviors

* The goal is to maintain a high reserve balance

* This gives us a higher degree of patience for our mistakes and more open communication with others.

* There are 6 types of Deposits We can Make

* Understanding the individual.

* A person’s actions are classified as a deposit or...