Stephen Covey Quotes About Quality

Quotes about: Quality

• Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are the reincarnation of cumulative resentment, deep disappointment and disillusionment repressed by the Lose/Win mentality. Disproportionate rage or anger, overreaction to minor provocation, and cynicism are other embodiments of suppressed emotion. People who are constantly repressing, not transcending feelings toward a higher meaning find that it affects the quality of their relationships with others.

  Stephen Covey

  Disappointment, Winning, People

  Stephen R. Covey (1994). “Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day”, p.192, Simon and Schuster

• We may find it convenient to live with the illusion that circumstances or other people are responsible for the quality of our lives, but the reality is that we are responsible-response-able-for our choices.

  Stephen Covey

  Reality, People, Choices

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1997). “First Things First Every Day: Daily Reflections- Because Where You're Headed Is More Important Than How Fast You Get There”, p.68, Simon and Schuster

• ...people have character strength but they lack communication skills, and that undoubtedly affects the quality of relationships as well.

  Stephen Covey

  Communication, Character, Skills

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.30, Simon and Schuster

• Integrity in the Moment of Choice: Quality of life depends on what happens in the space between stimulus and response.

  Stephen Covey

  Integrity, Space, Choices

  "First Things First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy". Book by Stephen Covey, A. Roger Merrill, and Rebecca R. Merrill, 1994.

• 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

• Vital to quality of life is the ability to work together, learn from each other, and help each other grow.

  Stephen Covey

  Life, Working Together, Quality

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.198, Simon and Schuster

• Synergy is everywhere in nature. If you plant two plants close together, the roots commingle and improve the quality of the soil so that both plants will grow better than if they were separated. If you put two pieces of wood together, they will hold much more than the total weight held by each separately. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. One plus one equals three or more.

  Stephen Covey

  Two, Roots, Quality

  Stephen R. Covey (2012). “The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey”, p.84, Simon and Schuster

• Quality relationships are built on principles, especially the principle of trust.

  Stephen Covey

  Relationship, Quality, Principles

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.57, Simon and Schuster

• Doing the right things for the right reason in the right way is the key to Quality of Life!

  Stephen Covey

  Inspiration, Keys, Quality

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.144, Simon and Schuster

• Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is a pragmatic, tangible, actionable asset that you can create.

  Stephen Covey

  Believe, People, Quality

  Stephen M. R. Covey (2008). “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything”, p.26, Simon and Schuster

• Employees are given the chance to help shape their company by participating in a company-wide communications program making suggestions on waste reduction, environmental improvement, customer satisfaction, quality improvement, and safety issues.

  Stephen Covey

  Communication, Issues, Safety

• In a very real sense, there are only two roles in organisations: customers and suppliers. Everybody functions simultaneously in both roles, whether inside or outside the organisation the essence of good business, therefore, is the quality of the relationship between customer and supplier.

  Stephen Covey

  Real, Essence, Two

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness”, p.226, Simon and Schuster

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