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It has been five years since the untimely passing of Stephen R. Covey (1932-2012). Author, teacher, and businessman, Covey is best known for his 1989 book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. This extremely popular self-help book has sold more than 25 million copies, and it was the first audiobook to sell more than 1 million copies.

斯蒂芬 R.柯维（1932-2012）过早地离世已经有5年时光，他是一名作家、教师，也是一名商人，他因为在1989年所著的《高效人士的七个习惯》一书而被人们所熟知。《高效人士的七个习惯》，这本自助书籍，极其的畅销，已经销售了2500万册，也是第一本销量突破100万册的有声读物。

I was one of Covey’s early fans and recall reading the book many years ago. I remember being taken by his approach to identify the seven habits. He began by doing research on successful Americans in conjunction with the U. S. bicentennial. Covey reviewed hundreds of articles and books on the subject of success for the period from 1776 to 1976, looking for common themes and ideas.

我是柯维早期粉丝之一，想起了多年前曾阅读《高效人士的七个习惯》一书，我记得使用了柯维的方法去识别七个习惯。他开始结合美国200年的历史，对成功的美国人进行了研究，他仔细研究了从1776年到1976年的数以百计的关于成功的文章与书籍，去追寻共同的主题与思想。

What do Covey’s ideas have to do with Lean Six Sigma? Certainly all LSS practitioners are interested in accomplishing their goals. I feel strongly that adopting Covey’s Seven Habits will help anyone be more effective in applying Lean Six Sigma concepts, regardless of their role.

柯维的思想与精益六西格玛有什么关系？毋庸置疑，所有的精益六西格玛从业人员都对完成自己的目标感兴趣。我个人强烈的感受到：使用柯维的“七个习惯”，将会帮助到那些运用精益六西格玛理念的人，无论他们担任何种角色。

Here are the Seven Habits, as originally presented by Covey:

以下是柯维所提出的七个习惯：

1.Be Proactive

积极主动

2.Begin With The End in Mind

以终为始

3.Put First Things First

要事第一

4.Think Win-Win

双赢思维

5.Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood

知彼解己

6.Synergize

协作增效

7.Sharpen The Saw

不断更新

He grouped Habits 1 to 3 as important to developing Independence or Personal Mastery. Habits 4 to 6 were associated with Interdependence or Working with Others. And Habit 7 was associated with Continuous Improvement.

柯维将第1到第3个习惯，归类为对独立性的养成和超越自我非常重要的因素。第4个到第6个习惯，则被归纳为与相互依赖或和他人合作有关，而第7个习惯则与持续改进相关。

In a future blog I will offer a connection between each habit and Lean Six Sigma ideas. In this blog I would like to explore the ideas he introduced with Habit 3: Put First Things First. It was in this chapter of the book that he explained the concept of the Urgency-Importance Matrix. Also called the Eisenhower Matrix (after the 34th president, who made reference to these ideas in a speech in 1954), this matrix categorizes all work as either Important or Not Important and as Urgent or Not Urgent.

在后续的博客里，我将提供“七个习惯”中的每一个习惯和精益六西格玛理念之间的关联。在这篇博客里，我想探讨一下他介绍的第3个习惯的思想：要事第一。正是在《高效人士的七个习惯》一书的这一章中，他解释了紧急重要性矩阵的概念，紧急重要性矩阵，也被称为艾森豪威尔矩阵（艾森豪威尔，是美国第三十四任总统，他在1954年的一次演讲中提出了这些思想），这个矩阵将所有的工作分为：重要或不重要，紧急或不紧急。

Covey stated that a major key to success were Quadrant 2 activities. This is the quadrant of planning, preparation, relationship building, thinking, learning, renewal, and reflection. Sometimes these activities can be tedious. But if you ignore them the chances for success on your Lean Six Sigma projects will fall dramatically.

柯维认为，成功的一项关键因素是处在第二象限的活动。这是计划、准备、建立关系、思考、学习、更新和反思的象限。有时，这些活动会很乏味。如果你忽视这些活动，精益六西格玛项目成功的概率就会大幅度地下降。

So – my recommendation is to set aside time for Quadrant 2 Activities. What do those activities look like? See below for a table with examples of each quadrant as viewed through a Lean Six Sigma lens, and a recommended approach:

所以，我的建议是：为第二象限的（不紧急但重要）的活动留出时间。这些活动是什么样的？请看以下的表格，每一象限的例子都是通过精益六西格玛的镜头及推荐的方法来观察的：

One final thought: A great tool to help ensure you perform Quadrant 2 Activities is Belt Standard Work. Prepare your own GB / BB / MBB Standard Work in which you establish a cadence for performing these activities.

一点最后的想法：绿带和黑带的标准工作，是一个很棒的工具，可以帮助并确保你去执行处在第二象限的活动。准备自己的绿带/黑带/黑带大师的标准工作，你将为执行这些活动而建立一种节奏。

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