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Originally Posted by captobie
I didn't know anyone still read Covey's books.  |
Everyone where I work was sent to one of Covey's Seven Habits seminars, which is where I read
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The main thing I remember from the book is how he was constantly quoting famous people to back up what he had written--but there was not a single source given for any of the quotes he used. When I mentioned this to the fellow who was leading the seminar, he said that it wasn't standard practice to do that in books. Well, maybe in books
he gave credence to, but as far as I'm concerned, unsourced quotes are no better than gossip. An endless number of books have been published that make up quotes by famous people out of whole cloth to bolster their arguments, and the powers-that-be know how many "Quotation" Internet sites contain bogus and false attributions. If you can't give me chapter and verse, then don't bother to write it.
If there's one thing that really gets under my skin, it's sloppy research!