11 04, 2019

The principles you know determine what you get

2020-02-11T08:41:48+00:00

There are only a few ways to get it right In May of 1904, Harrington Emerson was tasked with improving the Santa Fe railway system. At the time, competition was stiff, costs were rising, and so was demand for freight and passenger transportation. Emerson created a management movement called “Betterment Work,” which, today, would be [...]

The principles you know determine what you get2020-02-11T08:41:48+00:00
30 09, 2014

The Difference Between Principles and Values

2019-01-10T18:57:10+00:00

In his influential book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey outlined the difference between principles and values. In Covey’s view, principles are rules or laws that are permanent, unchanging, and universal in nature. Values are internal and subjective, and they may change over time. What are principles? For Covey, principles are [...]

The Difference Between Principles and Values2019-01-10T18:57:10+00:00