Archives for the '7 habits' Category

Sharpen the Saw - The 7th Habit of Highly Effective People [HD BizBlog- The Podcast: Productivity in Context]

Welcome to the next-to-last installment of the series on how to implement the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in a Getting Things Done-style system. This series of posts will guide you through the stages of personal implementation over several weeks. This will give you a chance to focus on each new habit in your [...]

27 April 2008 | 7 habits, Culture, How To -, The Examined Life | No Comments

Supporting Employee Engagement [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

Anita Bruzzese has a post at 45 Things that builds on the ideas of the Sixth Habit: Synergize that I wrote about on Monday.
On the Job
What can managers do to help keep customers while not placing more stress on workers? Try:

Providing a supportive environment. An employee who has been put through the wringer by a [...]

15 April 2008 | 7 habits, Management | No Comments

The 5th Habit of Highly Effective People [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

Welcome to part seven of the series on how to implement the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in a Getting Things Done-style system. This series of posts will guide you through the stages of personal implementation over several weeks. This will give you a chance to focus on each new habit in your life [...]

24 March 2008 | 7 habits, Communication, GTD | No Comments

The 4th Habit of Highly Effective People [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

Welcome to part six of the series on how to implement the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in a Getting Things Done-style system. Because this is a fairly intensive plan to implement, I am writing a series of posts that will guide you through the stages of implementation over several weeks. This will give [...]

17 March 2008 | 7 habits, GTD, Trust | No Comments

Words Within Interview [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

There is a new blogger interview at Words Within, an interview with me of all people.
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13 March 2008 | 7 habits, Blogger Interviews, GTD | No Comments

Seven Habits - Habit 1: Be Proactive [The 4-Hour Workweek Journal]

Due to the similarities between the Time Management Matrix of Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People and my own Life Management matrix, I decided to read the book again. I had first read the book in the early 90’s and while I am not the type of person who reads books a [...]

10 March 2008 | 7 habits, Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People, Seven habits, conditioned response, covey, life management, proactive | No Comments

Habit 3: Put First Things First, Part II [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

Take Control of Your Schedule
Last week we learned about the different ways that our time and effort is spent or invested. This week we will focus on how to establish your personal Roles and how to use them to plan your week.
Before we begin, please download this 7 Habits Weekly Planner in PDF.

This template will [...]

9 March 2008 | 7 habits, GTD, The Examined Life | No Comments

Habit 3: Put First Things First, Part I [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

Welcome to part four of the series on how to implement the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in a Getting Things Done-style system. Because this is a fairly intensive plan to implement, I am writing a series of posts that will guide you through the stages of implementation over seven (or so) weeks. This [...]

3 March 2008 | 7 habits, GTD, The Examined Life | No Comments

GTD Cafe: Who Will Come After David Allen? [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

Today’s post is from Mike St. Pierre of The Daily Saint.
This past week, Leo from Zen Habits interviewed Stephen Covey, legendary author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Stephen of Productivity in Context also made reference to this interview. The conversation between Leo and Covey is striking. Some observations:

Covey wrote [...]

27 February 2008 | 7 habits, Blogger Interviews, GTD | No Comments

The 7 Habits and GTD [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]

Welcome to part three of the series on how to implement the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in a Getting Things Done-style system.
For those of you who may not have read Stephen Covey’s landmark book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, I encourage you to click that link and get a copy of [...]

25 February 2008 | 7 habits, GTD, The Examined Life | No Comments