Active Performance Review Including Seeking Feedback Continued commitment to the application of the habits that are particularly relevant – or challenging - to your professional or personal life. To ‘Sharpen the saw’ you might seek feedback, complete a structured course, read widely or seek out a mentor or coach to help.Īt its essence, the habit appears very simple. For example, you may review and question the extent to which you have mastered the ‘Be Proactive’ or ‘Seek to understand and then to be understood’ habits and, through this review go on to identify and act upon improvement opportunities. ‘Sharpen the saw’ emphasises the need to seek further improvement. Through applying the habits, awareness of each habit increases. Through investing time and effort in learning about and applying the 7 habits, an analyst can begin the journey of continual self-renewal and improvement. The woodcutter literally ‘sharpens the saw’ to increase effectiveness in cutting down a tree. The analogy of a woodcutter is used by Covey to explain. Developing the habit means that by default we question assumptions and outcomes, look for opportunities for improvement, and then act upon these opportunities. This habit is focused on continual renewal and improvement. Let’s take a look at the habit, and review how it can help an individual business analyst to increase effectiveness. This is the seventh and final blog in the series focused on ‘What can Business Analysts learn from Stephen Covey’s work?’ This blog is focused on the habit of ‘Sharpen the saw’.
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