Stephen Covey Quotes

American - Businessman October 24, 1932 - July 16, 2012

Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change. Stephen Covey

Independence, Give

Leadership is a choice, not a position. - Stephen Covey

Leadership is a choice, not a position. Stephen Covey

Leadership, Position, Choice

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. - Stephen Covey

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. Stephen Covey

Schedule, Priorities, Your

When you show deep empathy toward others, their defensive energy goes down, and positive energy replaces it. That's when you can get more creative in solving problems. Stephen Covey

Empathy, Deep, Solving

Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply. - Stephen Covey

Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply. Stephen Covey

Understand, Reply, Intent

Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships. Stephen Covey

Trust, Principle, Ingredient

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles. - Stephen Covey

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles. Stephen Covey

Life, Change, Principles

Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs. - Stephen Covey

Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs. Stephen Covey

Voice, Find, Inspire

Listen with your eyes for feelings. - Stephen Covey

Listen with your eyes for feelings. Stephen Covey

Your, Eyes, Feelings

Accountability breeds response-ability. - Stephen Covey

Accountability breeds response-ability. Stephen Covey

Accountability, Breeds

Top 10
Stephen Covey
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Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. Stephen Covey

Efficiency, Ladder, Success

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities. - Stephen Covey

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities. Stephen Covey

Similarities, Strength, Lies

Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity. Stephen Covey

Through, Adversity

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect. Stephen Covey

Like, People, Respect

Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution. Stephen Covey

Contribution, About, Life

The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle. Because suddenly, if everyone else is cheating, you feel a need to cheat, too. Stephen Covey

Downward, Everyone Else

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. Stephen Covey

Leadership, Effective

Synergy is what happens when one plus one equals ten or a hundred or even a thousand! It's the profound result when two or more respectful human beings determine to go beyond their preconceived ideas to meet a great challenge. Stephen Covey

Hundred, Synergy, Two

Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character. Stephen Covey

Habits, Patterns, Consistent

The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it. Stephen Covey

Mistake, Instantly, Correct

Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems. Stephen Covey

Employers, Think, Initiative

If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm. Stephen Covey

Small, Big, Paradigm

A mission statement is not something you write overnight... But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life. Stephen Covey

Which, Constitution, Solid

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. Stephen Covey

Home, Compare, Strength

Synergy is better than my way or your way. It's our way. Stephen Covey

Better, Synergy, Than

The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. - Stephen Covey

The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Stephen Covey

Main Thing, Keep, Main

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