613 Quotes by Stephen R. Covey

Whenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation?

You can’t hold someone accountable for results if you supervise their methods.

Be proactive. Ask yourself, “Are my actions based on self-chosen values or on my moods, feelings and circumstances?”

Management is clearly different from leadership. Leadership is primarily a high-powered, right-brain activity. It’s more of an art it’s based on a philosophy. You have to ask the ultimate questions of life when you’re dealing with personal leadership issues.

Trust is the glue in relationships and organizations.

People and their managers are working so hard to be sure things are done right, that they have hardly have time to decide if they are doing the right things.

Synergy is better than my way or your way. It’s our way.

Self-awareness is our capacity to stand apart from ourselves and examine our thinking, our motives, our history, our scripts, our actions, and our habits and tendencies.

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. They’re either speaking or preparing to speak. They’re filtering everything through their own paradigms, reading their autobiography into other people’s lives.