Stephen Covey Quotes

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

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

Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life’s scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood will be acted out for the rest of the children’s lives. Stephen Covey

Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us. Stephen Covey

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

It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one’s 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. Stephen Covey

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