Your systems are perfectly designed to get the results that you are getting. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
You can't hold someone accountable for results if you supervise their methods. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If you put good people in bad systems you get bad results. You have to water the flowers you want to grow. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Over time, I have come to this simple definition of leadership: Leadership is getting results in a way that inspires trust. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Remember that our reactions are a product of our perceptions, and our perceptions are a result of what is at the center… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Our lives are the results of our choices. To blame and accuse other people, the environment, or other extrinsic factors is to… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
All things are created twice; first mentally; then physically. The key to creativity is to begin with the end in mind, with… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
One thing's for sure. If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting. One definition of… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Synergy is what happens when one plus one equals ten or a hundred or even a thousand! It's the profound result when… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If we spend most of our time concerned about things we cannot truly directly influence, what we can influence will be reduced.… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Empathic listening takes time, but it doesn't take anywhere near as much time as it takes to back up and correct misunderstandings… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
In our own lives, having a mind-set of expecting to win increases our odds of winning. It helps us get better results.… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
An effective goal focuses primarily on results rather than activity. It identifies where you want to be, and, in the process, helps… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If you want to achieve your highest aspirations and overcome your greatest challenges, identify and apply the principle or natural law that… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
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… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Empathic listening takes time, but it doesn't take anywhere near as much time as it takes to back up and correct misunderstandings when you're… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The fire inside people is like a match; the way to ignite that flame is initially through friction, then other matches are lit through… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
In a very real sense, there are only two roles in organisations: customers and suppliers. Everybody functions simultaneously in both roles, whether inside or… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
To blame and accuse other people, is to choose to empower them, to control us. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If you are an effective manager of your self, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven't paid the price to decide what is really important to them. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Highly proactive people don't blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Most people define greatness through wealth and popularity and position in the corner office. But what I call everyday greatness comes from character and… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
