As we create synergy among the roles of our lives, there's more of us to put into the time we have.

Above all, success in business requires two things: a winning competitive strategy, and superb organizational execution. Distrust is the enemy of both. I submit that while high trust won't necessarily rescue a poor strategy, low trust will almost always derail a good one.

Being is seeing in the human dimension.

When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.

Success comes from the ability to view each arising problem as an opportunity for self improvement.

The 8th Habit, then, is not about adding one more habit to the 7 - one that somehow got forgotten. It's about seeing and harnessing the power of a third dimension to the 7 Habits that meets the central challenge of the new Knowledge Worker Age. The 8th Habit is to Find Your Voice and Inspire Others to Find Theirs.

All the well-meaning advice in the world won't amount to a hill of beans if we're not even addressing the real problem.