from: Master; parts of this site have disappeared (the PDF's referred to, and more). We preserve the remaining fruit here against further entropy.

Interestingly, this variant outline of the text grafts specific doctrinal shadeing onto the relentlessly abstracted (from any specific religious tradition) version which Covey presents. It also narrows scope significantly, to the loss of the general application and fundemental character principle and practice design Covey presents. More chillingly, it loses sight of the repeated principle of individual worth and dignity, in omitting mention of the concept that one 'manages things, but leads people.'

We find Covey's approach intuitive, thoughtful, appealing, and easy to teach, as it it is grounded in the 'abundance' and 'creativity' liberation approach of the Free Software [Stallman, see: Free Software for Freedom (local text version); a reference piece, albeit insistent. Four Freedoms; Philosophy echoed in classical studies (local text version)] , Open Source community [Raymond; see: The Cathedral and the Bazaar ("CATB") (local PDF); a reference piece, extensive, and to some degree exhaustive, turgid and doctrinare]; rather than a 'scarcity' or 'command and control' model.

THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

By: Stephen R. Covey

Discussion Notes
Prepared By:
Joseph M. Mellichamp, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Management Science
The University of Alabama
and
National Faculty Representative
Christian Leadership Ministries
P.O. Box 129
Addison, TX 75001-0129
972-713-7130

If you are like most Christian professors, you have felt a burden for your colleagues and have wanted to reach out to them, to minister to them -- especially those closest to you. Perhaps you just haven't done so because you haven't been able to think of an appropriate way. One of the real keys of ministry is to address felt needs. Perhaps the universally perceived need of professors in academia is time management, effectiveness. What better way to minister to busy colleagues who are all under pressure to produce than to offer to help them become more effective. Dr. Joseph (Rae) Mellichamp, professor emeritus of the University of Alabama, created a set of discussion notes for the highly popular book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People that has proven useful in ministering to colleagues.

You can view Dr. Mellichamp's discussion notes on the following pages, using the Contents below to guide you. They are also available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format to enable you print out notes to use in a group discussion. Follow the Printer-Friendly Version link at the bottom of the page for instructions.

Table of Contents

Inside-OutA New Level of Thinking
OverviewThe Seven Habits -- An Overview
Habit 1Be Proactive: Principles of Personal Vision
Habit 2 Begin with the End in Mind: Principles of Personal Leadership
Habit 3 Put First Things First: Principles of Personal Management
Habit 4 Think Win/Win: Principles of Interpersonal Leadership
Habit 5 Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
Habit 6 Synergize Principles of Creative Communication
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw: Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal
Inside-Out AgainFinal Thoughts