Geburtsdatum | Montag, 24. Oktober 1932 |
Geburtsort | United_States |
Todesort | United_States |
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Beschreibung | Stephen Richards Covey (24. Oktober 1932 - 16. Juli 2012) war ein amerikanischer Pädagoge, Autor, Geschäftsmann und Keynote-Speaker. Sein bekanntestes Buch ist The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Zu seinen weiteren Büchern gehören First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit und The Leader In Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. Im Jahr 1996 ernannte ihn das Time Magazine zu einem der 25 einflussreichsten Menschen. Zum Zeitpunkt seines Todes war er Professor an der Jon M. Huntsman School of Business an der Utah State University. |
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.
There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
But with the steady disintegration of the family in modern society over the last century, the role of the school in bridging the gap has become vital!
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems.
Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.
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.
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.
Historically, the family has played the primary role in educating children for life, with the school providing supplemental scaffolding to the family.
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 home's potential for positive influence.
