An Ode to Steven Covey
Steven Covey

An Ode to Steven Covey

Start with the end in mind.

Seek first to understand, then to be understood.

The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication.

It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.

Live out of your imagination, not your history.

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.

? Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

The way we see the problem is the problem.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

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