613 Quotes by Stephen R. Covey

Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic”.

Satisfied needs do not motivate. It’s only the unsatisfied need that motivates. Next to physical survival, the greatest need of a human being is psychological survival – to be understood, to be affirmed, to be validated, to be appreciated.

The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value.

In many situations involving service recovery – the problem itself became the catalyst for the creation of even greater trust as the companies took the issues head-on and worked through the difficult problem in a way that restored confidence.

As we create synergy among the roles of our lives, there’s more of us to put into the time we have.

The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.

If you can hire people whose passion intersects with the job, they won’t require any supervision at all. They will manage themselves better than anyone could ever manage them. Their fire comes from within, not from without. Their motivation is internal, not external.

Do what is important, not what is urgent.

You can’t have the fruits without the roots. It’s the principle of sequencing: Private Victories proceed Public Victories. Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others.