Stephen Covey
Stephen Covey
Stephen Richards Coveywas an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book was The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me — How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. He was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University at the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth24 October 1932
CitySalt Lake City, UT
CountryUnited States of America
We need to have business leaders who live by deep, strong principles.
If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting.
You can buy a person's hands but you can't buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.
It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field.
People and organizations don't grow much without delegation and completed staff work because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses
Personal leadership is the process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with them.
Actually I did not invent the seven habits, they are universal principles and most of what I wrote about is just common sense. I am embarrassed when people talk about the Covey Habits, and dislike the idea of being some sort of guru.
Management works in the system; leadership works on the system.
An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success.
A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships.
We may be very busy, we may be very 'efficient', but we will also be truly 'effective' only when we begin with the end in mind.
Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.
If you put good people in bad systems you get bad results. You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
Most people define greatness through wealth and popularity and position in the corner office. But what I call everyday greatness comes from character and contribution.