Quotes by Stephen Covey

Its 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.

The bottom line is, when people are crystal clear about the most important priorities of the organization and team they work with and prioritized their work around those top priorities, not only are they many times more productive, they discover they have the time they need to have a whole life.

Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.

It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of ones heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.

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 homes potential for positive influence.

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.

We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.

Its amazing how confused and distracted and misdirected so many people are.

We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.

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.

When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are.

Leadership is a choice, not a position.

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

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

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

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

Trust is central to an economy that works.

Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for.

In school, many of us procrastinate and then successfully cram for tests. We get the grades and degrees we need to get the jobs we want, even if we fail to get a good general education.

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