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
Stephen Covey quotes about
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.
To listen with empathy is the most important human skill.
Perform anonymous service. Whenever we do good for others anonymously, our sense of intrinsic worth and self-respect increases. ... Selfless service has always been one of the most powerful methods of influence.
Our capacity for production and enjoyment is ?a function, in the last analysis, of our character, our integrity.
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.
Your systems are perfectly designed to get the results that you are getting.
Communication is the most important single activity of man.
Building and repairing relationships are long-term investments.
You have two ears and one mouth. Use them accordingly.
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.
Often we are so busy with sawing that we forget to sharpen the saw.
Some people achieve the top of the ladder and only then realise it was standing against the wrong wall.
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success