14 Who is Stephen Covey?
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This article is from the Self Improvement FAQ, by Loren Larsen llarsen@cs.clemson.edu with numerous contributions by others.
14 Who is Stephen Covey?
Stephen Covey is the author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People" which has been on the New York Times Bestseller list for
the past several years. The subtitle of 7 Habits is "Restoring
the Character Ethic". This sums up how Covey's work is different
from many other approaches. While at Harvard doing his MBA
he researched a large portion of the self improvement literature
going back as far as the 18th century. What he noticed was that
early on the work focused on character traits and principles and
that long term success depended upon this. Early this century,
the focus shifted to what he calls the "personality ethic" which
became the dominant theme in success literature. In the personality
ethic, success is viewed as a function of personality, public
image, attitude, skills, and techniques. If you learned the
right techniques and could impress the right people and you would
be successful. Much of Covey's work is focused on restoring the
character ethic as the principle focus, skills and techniques can
only be successful in the long term if they are built upon a strong
character ethic.
Covey received his PhD from Brigham Young University where he spent
many years as a professor in the School of Management. He is also
the founder of the Covey Leadership Center and the nonprofit
Institute for Principle-Centered Leadership. Stephen and his
center are widely sought by major corporations as speakers and
consultants. In addition to his 7 Habits he has authored, "How
to Succeed with People", "Principle-Centered Leadership", "First
Things First". In addition to his business writing Covey is also
very popular among members of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints for writing books dealing with religious and
spiritual topics. Some of these books are, "Spiritual Roots
of Human Relations", "The Divine Center", and "Marriage and Family
Insights".
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