Trust is equal parts character and competence... You can look at any leadership failure, and it's always a failure of one or the other. Stephen Covey More Quotes by Stephen Covey More Quotes From Stephen Covey When we pick up one end of the stick, we pick up the other. Stephen Covey pickssticksends Balance isn't either/or; it's 'and'. Stephen Covey either-orbalance The deepest desire of the human spirit is to be acknowledged. Stephen Covey changedesirelife If there is no gardener there is no garden. Stephen Covey gardenergardenifs More essential than working on attitudes and behaviors is examining the paradigms out of which those attitudes and behaviors flow. Stephen Covey essentialsflowattitude Make time for planning: Wars are won in the general's tent. Stephen Covey time-managementtentswar Trust is a powerful accelerator to performance and when trust goes up, speed also goes up while cost comes down - producing what we call a trust dividend. Stephen Covey speedcostpowerful Trust is a function of both character and competence. Of course you can't trust someone who lacks integrity, but if someone is honest but they can't perform, you're not going to trust them either. You won't trust them to get the job done. Stephen Covey integrityjobscharacter Unfortunately, too many executives believe the myths about trust. Myths like how trust is soft and is merely a social virtue. The reality is that trust is hard-edged and is an economic driver. Stephen Covey virtuebelievereality I love interaction with audiences. If were my choice, I would spend most of my time interacting with audiences. Walking around and asking them to challenge me. Stephen Covey choicesaskingchallenges I am senting many books for endorsement purposes, which enables me to stay relevant in my own field, and I have people that help me decide which ones I should read and endorse. Stephen Covey purposebookpeople I don't read blogs but occasionally people tell me about what they contain, and I do take questions that come from blogs. Stephen Covey blogspeople Belief is another word for paradigm. It's a synonymous. Your belief of the way things are. Values are the way things should be, it's a paradigm of the way things should be. Beliefs are the paradigms of the way things are. Stephen Covey beliefshouldway Brands need to reinvent themselves from time to time to stay relevant. Stephen Covey brandsrelevantneeds I keep my phone number unlisted and rely on my associates to handle all voice mail, e-mail, faxes. Stephen Covey phonesvoicenumbers I win the private victory when I have made my mind up and commit to live by correct principles and to serve worthy purposes. Stephen Covey victorymindwinning I see myself living by correct principles and accomplishing worthy purposes. One of my favorite quotes is, "The greatest battles of life are fought out every day in the silent chambers of one's own soul." (David O. McKay). Stephen Covey battleprinciplessoul Trust is clearly a key competency. A competency or skill that can be learned, taught, and improved and one that talent can be screened for. Stephen Covey taughtskillskeys People are social beings and want interaction and social learning is the primary form of learning, just as word of mouth advertising is the highest form of advertising. Stephen Covey mouthswantpeople I believe that God is the source of all the universal, timeless principles. And to Him, I give all the credit and the glory. However, to a person who is not religious, I believe they can live to the highest level of their conscience and develop spiritual intelligence that surpasses most people, including many religious people, who profess but do not practice. Stephen Covey religiousspiritualbelieve
