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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 his opus in 1988
• Leo asks for specifics several times but it seems that Covey dodges the question or only provides general answers
• When asked what Covey thought about Getting Things Done, he described it as “overly simplistic” (ouch!)

My personal sense was that Leo and Covey were on an entirely different wavelength.

What to make of this?

My first thought was disappointment in Covey’s responses but then I stepped back and reminded myself that Covey’s prime was somewhere about 10 years ago, roughly 10 years after the launch of 7 Habits.As we approach the 6 year mark of Getting Things Done, it’s safe to say that David Allen is happily in his prime and has plenty of gas left in the tank. But what’s the “next big thing”? Who comes after Allen when GTD fizzles into what we perceive to be old material?

It certainly makes you wonder. You can join in a discussion of the future of productivity and knowledge management in the forum [link]. Registration is free, and keeps out the V|@gr@ spammers.

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