Habit 6: Synergize

"Synergize" from Stephen Covey's book shows how working together can get better results than working alone. In this chapter, Stephen Covey talks about how combining different strengths and viewpoints can lead to new and effective solutions that you cannot achieve on your own.

The quote "Synergy is better than my way or your way. It's our way." shows that the best way to achieve something is to combine everyone's strengths and ideas. In other words, we can achieve the best results by following our own approach, rather than focusing on what works for me or you. This is one of the most important principles in effective teamwork, leadership, and relationships between people.

This habit represents unity, cooperation, and respect for diversity. It also teaches us the importance of using each person's strengths to achieve a common goal. In an academic context, this habit encourages collaborative learning that enriches understanding and creativity.

As an ELT  students, this habit is particularly relevant because we often work in teams, both in the development of learning materials as well as organizational activities. Synergize helps us appreciate our teammates' contributions and use differences in cultural and linguistic backgrounds to create more effective and inclusive teaching methods.

As future English teachers, it's important to build a collaborative and supportive classroom environment. Teachers who can bring together their students' and colleagues' ideas and strengths will be able to create exciting and new learning experiences. This helps teachers overcome language learning challenges with a more creative and adaptive approach, which makes them more effective.