Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes

True effectiveness is a function of two things: what is produced (the golden eggs) and the producing asset (the goose).

Stephen Covey

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• True effectiveness is a function of two things: what is produced (the golden eggs) and the producing asset (the goose).

  

  Stephen Covey
  • Function
  • Eggs
  • Golden