Stephen Covey Quotes
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Every person in the organization must change inside their hearts and minds, so that they themselves become principle centred.
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When the trust is high, you get the trust dividend. Investors invest in brands people trust. Consumers buy more from companies they trust, they spend more with companies they trust, they recommend companies they trust, and they give companies they trust the benefit of the doubt when things go wrong.
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The bottom line is, when people are crystal clear about the most important priorities of the organization and team they work with and prioritized their work around those top priorities, not only are they many times more productive, they discover they have the time they need to have a whole life.
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How many on their deathbeds wished they'd spent more time at the office - or watching TV? The answer is, No one.
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We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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My temptation is emotional, and resisting will further my needed weight loss and strengthen my character. Furthermore, nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
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Trust is central to an economy that works.
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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.
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When we listen with the intent to understand others, rather than with the intent to reply, we begin true communication and relationship building. Opportunities to then speak openly and to be understood come much more naturally and easily.
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Would you not agree that relationships are built on trust? Would you not also agree that most individuals think more in terms of "me-my wants, my needs, my rights? What would wisdom dictate - would it not direct us to focus on trust-building principles and sacrificing 'me' for 'we'?"
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You can buy a person's hands but you can't buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.
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Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values; therefore, value principles!
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We can never really change someone; people must change themselves.
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Most people are basically a victim of the circumstances of their life. They have things like 9/11, they have terrorism threats, they have new war threats, they have economy problems, and they think, 'What can I do? I'm basically a victim.'
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In the space between stimulus (what happens) and how we respond, lies our freedom to choose. Ultimately, this power to choose is what defines us as human beings. We may have limited choices but we can always choose. We can choose our thoughts, emotions, moods, our words, our actions; we can choose our values and live by principles. It is the choice of acting or being acted upon.
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Want balance in your life? Then sure, get your own act together, but don't forget four powerful disciplines of execution in your team and organization.
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The role of the leader is to foster mutual respect and build a complementary team where each strength is made productive and each weakness irrelevant.
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To know and not to do is not to know.
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The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things.
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How you treat the one reveals how you regard the many, because everyone is ultimately a one.
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Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can't trust one another there's going to be trouble.
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Taking initiative is a form of self-empowerment.
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People are your most valuable asset. Only people can be made to appreciate in value.
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Common sense is not always common practice.