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Stephen R.
Covey
Stephen R. Covey (born October 24, 1932 in Salt Lake
City, Utah) is the author of the international best selling book, The
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1989. Other
books he has written include First Things First, Principle-Centered
Leadership and The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families. His latest
book is The 8th Habit, published in 2004. Covey lives with his wife
Sandra, and their family in Provo, Utah, home to Brigham Young
University where Dr. Covey taught prior the publication of his best
selling book. He is a father of nine and a grandfather of forty-seven;
he received the Fatherhood Award from the National Fatherhood Initiative
in 2003.
Covey is the founder of the formerly Covey Leadership Center in Salt
Lake City, Utah, which after being acquired by FranklinQuest on May 30,
1997 became the FranklinCovey Company, a global professional services
firm and specialty retailer selling both training and productivity tools
to individuals and organisations. Their mission statement reads: "We
enable greatness in people and organizations everywhere."
Covey holds a BS in Business Administration from University of Utah in
Salt Lake City, an MBA in Business Administration from Harvard
University, and a DRE in Mormon Church History and Doctrine from Brigham
Young University. He has made teaching principle-centered living and
principle-centered leadership his life's work.
Covey is also a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey's most famous book,
was extremely successful and has sold more than 15 million copies
worldwide since its first publication in 1989. The audio version was
also the first non-fiction audio book in U.S. history to sell more than
one million copies. Many of the ideas and language are recast from the
classic 1966 Peter F. Drucker text "The Effective Executive," wherein he
writes "Effectiveness, in other words, is a habit" and which includes a
chapter called "First Things First." In Covey's version, he argues
against what he calls "The Personality Ethic", something he sees as
prevalent in many modern self-help books. He instead promotes what he
labels "The Character Ethic", which is about aligning one’s values with
so called "universal and timeless" principles. Covey is adamant about
not confusing principles and values. Principles are external natural
laws; values are internal and subjective. Covey proclaims values govern
people’s behaviour but it's principles that ultimately determine the
consequences. Covey presents his teachings in a series of habits - a
progression from dependence, to independence, to interdependence.
The Habits:
Habit 1: Be Proactive: Principles of Personal Vision
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind: Principles of Personal Leadership
Habit 3: Put First Things First: Principles of Personal Management
Habit 4: Think Win/Win: Principles of Interpersonal Leadership
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood: Principles of
Empathetic Communication
Habit 6: Synergize: Principles of Creative Communication
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw: Principles of Balanced Self-Renewal
Follow-up titles to The Seven Habits are meant to both add to the
original and form a cohesive philosophy on personal, principle-based
leadership. They are available in the format of audio books as well
(such as the title Beyond The 7 Habits). Covey has also written a number
of learning books for children. His son, Sean Covey, has written a
version for teens: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens. This
version simplifies Covey's 7 Habits for younger readers to better
understand them.
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Stephen R. Covey Books
Spiritual Roots of Human Relations, published in 1970 (ISBN 0-87579-705-9).
The Divine Center, published in 1982 (ISBN 1-59038-404-0).
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, published in 1989 (ISBN
0-671-70863-5).
Principle Centered Leadership, published in 1992 (ISBN 0-671-79280-6).
First Things First, co-authored with Roger and Rebecca Merrill, published in
1994 (ISBN 0-684-80203-1).
Living the Seven Habits, published in 2000 (ISBN 0-684-85716-2).
6 Events: The Restoration Model for Solving Life's Problems, published in 2004
(ISBN 1-57345-187-8).
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, published in 2004 (ISBN
0-684-84665-9).
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