From effectiveness to greatness

Director’s Cut: (This portion features the thoughts of Atty. Alberto T. Escobarte, Ceso IV, Regional Director, DepEd Region 11 to all stakeholders and recipients of the efforts to improve the basic education). "Let me assure you that in the performance of my official duties and even my private acts will be guided and guarded by my Oath of Office, The Panunumpa ng Kawani ng Gobyerno, the Philippine Constitution and all the laws that govern our actions.”

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DR. STEPHEN Covey, one of the 25 Most Influential Americans acknowledged by Time Magazine is the author of the bestselling inspirational book, the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. A review by Kauser Hayat, et. al. revealed that book exhibited us how to become as effective as we probably could be.

After 18 years, Covey had a sequel, the 8th Habit where he opened up more potential for all by moving from effectiveness to greatness. The review further stated that the world today is different, with more challenges, ambiguity and complexity and the 7 Habits book gives us a clear explanation of all these problems.

Just like this year’s theme of Araw ng Panabo, “No Way But Up,” with this powerful book, Covey is providing deeper clarification in the next step of the 8th Habit. The 8th habit of highly effective people is: “Find your voice and inspire others to do likewise.”

In the same review, it mentioned that this latest habit is not an add-on to the original seven habits, but represents another dimension of effectiveness which will enhance the performance of each of the other seven habits.

It was stated that Covey in the first part illustrated how to find the voice. In doing this, heart, body, mind and spirit are all engaged.

It was mentioned that to find your voice, you need to examine your natural talent, what you absolutely love to do, and what really interests you. You must listen to the confirming inner voice of your conscience that tells you what the right thing to do is.

The book also mentioned that we could discover our voice because of the three (3) gifts we are born with namely the freedom to choose, the natural laws or principles (those that dictate the consequences of behaviour which includes positive consequences come from fairness, kindness, respect, honesty, integrity, service and contribution and the four intelligences (mental, physical, emotional and spiritual).

Moreover, the author talked about great achievers expressing their voice through the use of their intelligences. Great achievers, according to the book develop their mental energy into vision, their physical energy into discipline, their emotional energy into passion and their spiritual energy into conscience, their inward moral sense of what is right and wrong and their drive towards meaning and contribution.

The good thing here as Covey emphasized, when you have found your voice, you can begin inspiring others to do the same – this is really about leadership.

Further, great leaders have always inspired people to be self-aware, to find themselves and to find their voice – that is the essence of greatness.

People and organizations who have truly found their voices go on to become great. Leadership greatness is about four things; modeling the 7 habits, path finding, aligning and empowering.

Covey illustrated four things that are very much important to enable people to identify and unleash their potential.

Organizational greatness comes from a vision, mission, commitment and translation etc. Covey said that an organization with great leaders who live the 4 leadership roles and great people who have discovered their voice will hit the “sweet spot.”

Such kind of leaders and people focusing on only those things can provide greatness to organizations.

This Corner encourages you that whatever will happen in our life, remember this saying: “When you are down to nothing, God is UP to something.”

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You can access DepEd updates, latest issuances, photos and other relevant information through our website: http://www.deped.gov.ph and our Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/deped.regionxi. For comments, suggestions and/or contributions, send your email to region11@deped.gov.ph. For queries, complains and other concerns for the different schools divisions email them to davao.city@deped.gov.ph, davao.delsur@deped.gov.ph, davao.delnorte@deped.gov.ph, tagum.city@deped.gov.ph, panabo.city@deped.gov.ph, igacos@deped.gov.ph, davao.oriental@deped.gov.ph, digos.city@deped.gov.ph, mati.city@deped.gov.ph and compostela.valley@deped.gov.ph.

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