![]() There is simply no likelihood of confusion here at all. They did not realize this is a webcomic, and not competitive. Habit five is to “Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood.” And yet, FranklinCovey’s lawyers did not appear to do this at all. Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, continues to be a bestseller for the simple reason that it ignores trends and pop psychology and focuses on timeless principles of fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity. Stephen Covey, an internationally respected leadership authority, realizes that true success encompasses a balance of personal. A win-win would have been to contact the comic author and talk to him and figure out an effective solution that worked for both parties, that didn’t involve legal threats and the risk of having to pay lots of money for creating a simple parody. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change was a groundbreaker when it was first published in 1990, and it continues to be a business bestseller with more than 15 million copies sold. For example, habit four is “think win-win.” That’s sort of the opposite of sending a C&D. The 3-CD set The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is intermittently available at Amazon. That said, if you look at the actual Seven Habits, it looks like this action by FranklinCovey violates a few of them along the way (suggesting, perhaps that FranklinCovey isn’t as “effective” as it would like you to believe). Seven Habits is one of those self-help books that actually has a lot of useful. Jonakajon alerts us to the news that the folks over at FranklinCovey, publishers of the ridiculously popular “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” written by Stephen Covey, have sent a cease and desist letter to the folks behind the online webcomic Schlock Mercenary, because the comic has - for years, apparently - had a running parody called “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates.” The guy behind the comic is now going back and retroactively rewriting his comic-world history, and pretending that the parody book is now “The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries.” Of course, you would think that Schlock Mercenary would have a strong parody defense, but it’s a pain to fight off big corporate lawyers. Begin With the End in Mind '(This habit).is based on imagination- the ability to envision, to see the potential, tocreate with our minds what we cannot at present see with our eyes.' 3. It does mean recognizing our responsibility to makethings happen.' 2. The Leader in Me is the story of the extraordinary schools, parents, and business leaders around the world who are preparing the next generation to meet the great challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. Wed, Jan 26th 2011 07:16am - Mike Masnick Be Proactive 'Taking initiative does not mean being pushy, obnoxious, oraggressive. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People continues to be a bestseller for the simple reason that it ignores trends and focuses on timeless principles of fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity.
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