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
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success
The challenge of work-life balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern man.
We do make a difference - one way or the other. We are responsible for the impact of our lives. Whatever we do with whatever we have, we leave behind us a legacy for those who follow.
The fire inside people is like a match; the way to ignite that flame is initially through friction, then other matches are lit through warmth.
Communication is the most important single activity of man.
Reducing children to a test score is the worst form of identity theft we could commit in schools.
In the end, life teaches us what is important, and that is family.
When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence.
To judge individuals before understanding them is a form of human rejection and feeds upon itself.
Every exaggeration of the truth once detected by others destroys our credibility and makes all that we do and say suspect.
Management is clearly different from leadership. Leadership is primarily a high-powered, right-brain activity. It's more of an art it's based on a philosophy. You have to ask the ultimate questions of life when you're dealing with personal leadership issues.
Intrinsic security doesn't come from what other people think of us or how they treat us. It doesn't come from our circumstance or out position. It comes from within. It comes from accurate paradigms and correct principles deep in our own mind and heart. It comes from inside-out congruence, from living a life of integrity in which our daily habits reflect our deepest values.
A life of integrity is the most fundamental source of personal worth.
Building and repairing relationships are long-term investments.