Stephen Covey Quotes About Business

Quotes about: Business

• Personal leadership is the process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with them.

  Stephen Covey

  Leadership, Business, Vision

• Begin with the end in mind.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspirational, Success, Determination

  Stephen R. Covey (2000). “Vision: Defining Your Destiny in Life”, Franklincovey

• We may be very busy, we may be very 'efficient', but we will also be truly 'effective' only when we begin with the end in mind.

  Stephen Covey

  Motivational, Business, Effectiveness

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.117, Mango Media Inc.

• Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspirational, Teamwork, Appreciation

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.69, Mango Media Inc.

• Management works in the system; leadership works on the system.

  Stephen Covey

  Leadership, Business, Management

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.27, Simon and Schuster

• Free your heart from hatred - forgive. Free your mind from worries - most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.

  Stephen Covey

  Business, Heart, Free Your Mind

• An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success.

  Stephen Covey

  Motivational, Success, Business

  Stephen R. Covey (1992). “Principle Centered Leadership”, p.212, Simon and Schuster

• If you put good people in bad systems you get bad results. You have to water the flowers you want to grow.

  Stephen Covey

  Teamwork, Business, Flower

  Stephen R. Covey (1994). “Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day”, p.62, Simon and Schuster

• A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships.

  Stephen Covey

  Business, Insperational, Perfect

• Actually I did not invent the seven habits, they are universal principles and most of what I wrote about is just common sense. I am embarrassed when people talk about the Covey Habits, and dislike the idea of being some sort of guru.

  Stephen Covey

  Life, Success, Business

• If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspirational, Business, Educational

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.30, Simon and Schuster

• People and organizations don't grow much without delegation and completed staff work because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses

  Stephen Covey

  Life, Success, Business

  Stephen R. Covey (1992). “Principle Centered Leadership”, p.237, Simon and Schuster

• Most people define greatness through wealth and popularity and position in the corner office. But what I call everyday greatness comes from character and contribution.

  Stephen Covey

  Success, Business, Character

• You can buy a person's hands but you can't buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.

  Stephen Covey

  Loyalty, Business, Heart

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.69, Mango Media Inc.

• It's 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.

  Stephen Covey

  Success, Business, Book

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