Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes

Compliance does not foster innovation, trust does. You can't sustain long-term innovation, for example, in a climate of distrust.

Stephen Covey

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• Compliance does not foster innovation, trust does. You can't sustain long-term innovation, for example, in a climate of distrust.

  

  Stephen Covey
  • Innovation
  • Distrust
  • Compliance