Stephen Covey

Covey in June 2010

Stephen R. Covey (born October 24, 1932 in Salt Lake City , Utah , † July 16, 2012 in Idaho Falls , Idaho ) was an American bestseller - author of self-help books and religious treatises and has been a professor at Jon since 2010 M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University . His book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is one of the most influential books on management methodology.

Life

Covey earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Harvard University and a Doctor of Religious Education (DRE) at Brigham Young University . He was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Association .

Covey was practicing member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints , for which he spent two years in England missionary . He and his wife Sandra had nine children. In 2003 he received the Fatherhood Award from the National Fatherhood Initiative .

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In addition to secular self-help books, Covey also wrote religious tracts. Mormon ideas have been repeatedly described as the basis of his secular writings. Covey assured, however, that he "never let religion or politics flow into his books or worldwide seminars".

Works

Self-help works

• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (1989) ( ISBN 0-671-70863-5 , German: The seven ways to effectiveness, ISBN 3-453-09174-4 or the 7 ways to effectiveness, ISBN 978-3-89749- 573-9 ).
• Principle Centered Leadership (1992) ( ISBN 0-671-79280-6 , German: The effective leadership personality, ISBN 978-3-593-38978-3 ).
• First Things First , co-authored with Roger and Rebecca Merrill (1994) ( ISBN 0-684-80203-1 , German: The way to the essential, ISBN 978-3593383897 ).
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families (1997) ( ISBN 978-1435120587 , German: The 7 ways to effectiveness for families, ISBN 978-3-89749-728-3 )
• Living the Seven Habits (2000) ( ISBN 0-684-85716-2 , German: The 7 ways to effectiveness. Workbook: How to integrate the 7 ways into your life, ISBN 978-3869361062 ).
• The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness (2004) ( ISBN 0-684-84665-9 , German: The 8th way: With effectiveness to true greatness, ISBN 3-89749-574-0 ).
• The Leader in Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child At a Time (2008) ( ISBN 1-4391-0326-7 ).
• The 3rd Alternative: Solving Life's Most Difficult Problems (2011) ( ISBN 978-1451626261 , German: The 3rd Alternative: How We Solve Life's Most Difficult Problems , ISBN 978-3-86936-428-5 )

Religious works

• Spiritual Roots of Human Relations (1970) ( ISBN 0-87579-705-9 ).
• The Divine Center (1982) ( ISBN 1-59038-404-0 ).
• 6 Events: The Restoration Model for Solving Life's Problems (2004) ( ISBN 1-57345-187-8 )

Awards

• Thomas More College Medal for Service to Humanity
• The National Entrepreneur of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership
• The 1994 International Entrepreneur of the Year Award
• One of the 25 Most Influential Americans on Time Magazine's 1996 list
• Sikh International Man of Peace Award 1998
• 2003 Fatherhood Award from the National Fatherhood Initiative
• 2004 Golden Gavel Award from Toastmasters International
• California University of Pennsylvania Corporate Core Values ​​Award at the 2006 Franklin Covey Conference
• Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum Hall of Fame
• Maharishi Award from the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa

Web links

Commons : Stephen Covey  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Stephen Covey in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works by and about Stephen Covey  in the German Digital Library
• Stephen Covey's official website
• Website of the consulting firm FranklinCovey
• Stephen Covey's profile with the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals ISSSP
• Interview with Stephen R. Covey at the International Mentoring Network Organization , March 2005
• Global Dharma Center: Interview with Stephen Covey on spiritual guidance (PDF; 142 kB)
• Attwood and Jack Canfield & title = Dr. Stephen R. Covey - Leading People From Effectiveness to Greatness & Article = 2073 A Direct Interview with Steven Covey in: Healthy, Wealthy nWise 2005

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Obituary
2. ↑ ^{a b} What's so effective about Stephen Covey? The author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People sells a message of moral renewal, and corporate America is buying it. Is this a good thing? . In: Fortune magazine , December 12, 1994. 
3. ↑ Bill Gordon: A Closer Look At Stephen Covey And His 7 Habits. Apologetics Index , dated December 23, 2007
4. ↑ Del Jones: Covey takes a lesson from himself, releases '8th Habit' . In: USA Today , November 8, 2004. 
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Academy Fellow Stephen R. Covey, Ph.D.
6. ↑ Dr. Stephen R. Covey To Present at Cal U Sept. 11-12
7. ↑ Golden Gavel Recipients
8. ^ Trustees hold first meeting of 2007
9. ^ Covey selected for the Utah Hall of Fame . In: Deseret News , October 29, 2009.