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The 7 Habits for Managers®: Essential Skills and Tools for Leading Teams

Learn to cultivate effectiveness, lead with excellence, and transform your team for breakthrough results.

National surveys* have disclosed that while many people work hard, they are worried about their lack of effectiveness. The problems are not limited to one industry, one geographic location, one economic group or even one age group. They are common to all. Workers have too many assigned tasks and too many competing priorities. People can’t identify key goals and, therefore, can’t deliver excellent results. Individuals, even entire departments, lack open communication. Crises are often reacted to with fast, less-than-effective decisions. The good news is that changing ineffective behaviors to effective behaviors will benefit everyone in your organization. The 7 Habits® can not only help you to better manage yourself, but learn to lead others and unleash team potential. Attend this powerful 2-day workshop and discover the same principles that have led the world’s foremost business leaders to the professional and business success they dreamed of.

How You Will Benefit

  • Define the contribution you want to make and what you want to accomplish as a manager
  • Enhance your leadership abilities and reach your full potential
  • Judge the goals your efforts should be focused on using daily and weekly planning
  • Communicate effectively and raise the levels of trust and fulfillment within your team

YOU WILL COVER:

  • Habit 1: Be Proactive—Become a resourceful, innovative manager who quickly accomplishes goals and motivates team members to get things done
  • Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind—Have a clear vision of what you want your contribution as a manager to be and shape your own future
  • Habit 3: Put First Things First—Focus on top priorities and be regarded for follow-through and organizational skills; eliminate the unimportant
  • Habit 4: Think Win-Win—Cultivate enthusiasm with performance measurements that satisfy both employee and employer goals; share recognition and success
  • Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then Be Understood—Give honest, accurate feedback that develops trust and understand the physical components of communication and how they impact the message
  • Habit 6: Synergize—Understand how differences can contribute to innovative solutions; maximize opinions, perspectives and backgrounds
  • Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw—Maintain and increase effectiveness by renewing yourself mentally and physically

ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE: 

  • Before attending, you will receive The 7 Habits for Managers Warm-Up, which should be completed and brought to your session
  • Participant Guidebook— a manual filled with examples and exercises
  • Management Essentials — a book of resources for dealing with management challenges

Want a better sense of what learning with CMC is like? Learn more about the CMC Classroom Experience.

All facilitators are trained experts in FranklinCovey's 7 Habits® curriculum.  Dr. Stephen R. Covey was a globally respected leadership authority.  His international bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®, was named one of the 10 most influential management books ever by Forbes magazine and is the best selling audio book in history. 

 

Who Should Attend

Managers who are seeking to become more effective, build better relationships and help their organization succeed. 

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

 How can the 7 Habits help me be a better manager?

The 7 Habits for Managers provide a practical framework for how managers think, prioritize, communicate, and lead. This course focuses on applying the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Managers directly to managing teams, developing people, and driving accountability in day-to-day work.

 I’ve read The 7 Habits book. Do I still need this course?

Yes. Reading the book introduces the concepts, while this 7 Habits training course focuses on applying them to real management situations such as one-on-ones, delegation, performance conversations, and accountability—areas managers deal with every day.

 Is the 7 Habits for Managers course practical or theoretical?

This is a practical, application-focused 7 Habits course designed to turn leadership principles into daily management behaviors. Managers leave with tools they can use immediately, not just concepts.

 Do I need experience with the 7 Habits framework?

No prior experience is required. This 7 Habits training introduces the framework and shows how the habits apply specifically to the manager role, making it accessible whether you’re new to the model or looking to refresh it.

 Is this an official FranklinCovey 7 Habits course?

Yes. Canadian Management Centre delivers this as an official FranklinCovey 7 Habits for Managers program, led by certified instructors and supported by authorized FranklinCovey materials.

 What kind of results can managers expect from this 7 Habits for Managers training?

Managers who complete this 7 Habits of Effective Managers course often report stronger trust, clearer communication, improved accountability, and more consistent team performance over time.

Course Reviews

4.5 ★★★★★★★★★★ 87 Reviews

Participant Feedback Summary (AI generated based on all reviews)

Participants say The 7 Habits for Managers: Essential Skills and Tools for Leading Teams provided a solid learning experience, with some participants describing the training as informative and engaging. Comments highlight the value of real-life experience, opportunities to ask questions, and support for understanding the information presented.

  • Foundational management skills
  • Real-life examples

Recent Reviews

  • Past Participant, Director of Programs Mar 31, 2026

    I feel that this course would have been more useful to me earlier in my career. The content is solid, but nothing particularly new at this stage.

  • Irving W., Project Manager, Team Lead Dec 7, 2025

    The information was shared with real-life experience, she was willing to engage with questions from the group and showed an interest in helping the group understand the information provided.

  • Terry M., Facilities Manager Dec 7, 2025

    Great learning experience.

  • Past Partipant Aug 25, 2025

    Good content and presentation of course material.

  • Shannon M., Manager, Quality Assurance and Janus Measure Implementations Dec 8, 2024

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