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PROGRAMME: MBA
COURSE : BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE
NAME OF FACULTY: Prof. (Col.) A.K.RAJPAL
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UNIT - IV
BUILDING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
(Stephen Covey Model of Interdependence)

• As we develop these Competencies

(related to self, others and tasks) at the
work place, we move progressively on a
maturity continuum from ‘Dependence’ to
‘Independence’ to ‘Interdependence’.
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DEPENDENCE
•On the maturity continuum, ‘dependence is the
paradigm of ‘you’.
You take care of me
You come through for me
You didn’t come through
I blame you for the results
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•In others words, dependent people need others to

get what they want :-
•If Physically Dependent
•If Emotionally Dependent
•If Intellectually Dependent
•However, there is no more encouraging fact
than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate
his life by conscious endeavour.
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INDEPENDENCE

•Independence is the paradigm of ‘I’:-

I can do it.  I m responsible

 I am self reliant  I can choose

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•If I were physically independent, I could pretty well

make in on my own.
•Mentally, I could think my own thoughts.
Emotionally, I would be validated from within. I
would be inner directed and my sense of worth would
not be a function of being liked or treated well.
•But, much of our current emphasis on independence
is a reaction to dependence – to having others control
us, use us and manipulate us.
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INTERDEPENDENCE
•As we continue to grow and mature, we become increasingly
aware that all of nature is interdependent, that there is an
ecological system that governs nature, including society.

•Interdependence is the paradigm of ‘we’ :-

•We can do it.
•We can cooperate.
•We can combine our talents and ability.
•We can create something greater together.
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•Life is by nature, highly interdependent. To try to achieve maximum

effectiveness through independence is like playing tennis with golf club – the tool
is not suited to the reality.
•Interdependence, therefore, is far more mature, more advanced concept.
•Interdependence is a choice only independent people can make. Dependent
people can not choose to become interdependent. They don’t have character to do
it. They don’t know enough of themselves.
As a part of an interdependent world, you have to relate to that world everyday.

In the seven habits paradigm, the habit envisaging all factors (sharpen your skill)
is the habit of continuous improvement which creates upward spiral growth that
lifts you to new levels of understanding and on a progressively higher plane.