Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, “like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic”.
STEPHEN COVEYHow different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
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Leadership is a choice, not a position.
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Begin with the end in mind.
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We see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or, as we are conditioned to see it.
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Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.
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The deepest hunger of [a child’s] human heart is to be understood, for understanding implicitly affirms, validates, recognizes and appreciates the intrinsic worth of another.
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Most leaders would agree that they’d be better off having an average strategy with superb execution than a superb strategy with poor execution. Those who execute always have the upper hand.
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Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.
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We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.
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Live out of your imagination, not your history.
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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
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Improve relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them.
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Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
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You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
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