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
Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really?... True effectiveness requires balance.
Personal leadership is the process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with them.
You can buy a person's hands but you can't buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.
If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow
we're responsible for our own lives.
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.
Most leaders would agree that they’d be better off having an average strategy with superb execution than a superb strategy with poor execution. Those who execute always have the upper hand.
An empowered organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success.
I affirm to you the tremendous potential you have, not beyond anything you could ever imagine.
If you have a family mission statement that clarifies what your purpose is, then you use that as the criterion by which you make the decisions.
Family home evening is more for the purpose of teaching values and gospel principles, displaying talents and enjoying different kinds of family fun and activities.
The true identity theft is not financial. It's not in cyberspace. It's spiritual. It's been taken.
You can't talk your way out of problems you behave yourself into.
Remember, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.