U.S.A. June 21, 2004: “While reading the book, Gandhi, the Man, I was profoundly influenced by the account of this principle-centered leader,” begins this article by Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. “In the book, Gandhi described what he found to be the secret of all success. He said, in effect, “It’s win-win to always seek the interests of all parties.” His leadership role was not to add fuel to the adversarial fighting and feuding, but rather to be a peacemaker and to create solutions for all parties that were better than any of those proposed initially.” Dr. Covey is an internationally respected leadership authority, family expert, teacher, and organizational consultant. In this article, Covey relates Ghandi’s win-win principals to today’s business relationships. “Ultimately, business is all about the relationships between suppliers and customers. Every person is a supplier of his or her talents. employees are suppliers of their talents and labors. The best companies invest heavily to establish and maintain win-win relationships with internal and external suppliers,” says Covey. For the full inspirational article, click on “source” above.
