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20 Favorite Quotes from Stephen R. Covey (1932-2012)

Building Personal Strength

Covey The man is gone, but we still have his wisdom. Back in 1989, I guess I was one of the first of the millions of people who bought and read Stephen Covey's classic book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey on self-development. Covey on character. Covey on accountability. "It Copyright 2012.

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First Look: Leadership Books for January 2012

Leading Blog

Covey and Greg Link with Rebecca R. What Matters Now : How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation by Gary Hamel. Smart Trust : Creating Prosperity, Energy, and Joy in a Low-Trust World by Stephen M.R. The Shaping of an Effective Leader : Eight Formative Principles of Leadership by Gayle D.

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Steve Jobs, and the latest from Steven Covey – for the January, 2012 First Friday Book Synopsis

First Friday Book Synopsis

We will launch the 2012 First Friday Book Synopsis with the Walter Isaacson biography of Steve Jobs, my selection for January. I am well into the biography, and it is, as all good biographies are, a terrific look into the life and times of Steve Jobs. Where did he come from? It is impossible to [.].

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Steve Jobs, and the latest from Steven Covey – for the January, 2012 First Friday Book Synopsis

First Friday Book Synopsis

We will launch the 2012 First Friday Book Synopsis with the Walter Isaacson biography of Steve Jobs, my selection for January. I am well into the biography, and it is, as all good biographies are, a terrific look into the life and times of Steve Jobs. Where did he come from? It is impossible to [.].

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The 4 Disciplines of Execution: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling Free Press/A Division of Simon & Schuster (2012) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” ” That is perhaps what [.].

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My Favorite Leadership Tweets From 2012

Eric Jacobson

Among the thousands of tweets and retweets on Twitter about leadership during 2012 are these 25 favorites. All that matters is where you are going to -- Stephen Covey Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance -- Samuel Johnson Strength doesn't come from what we can do. presidents and current-day athletes.

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LeadershipNow 140: December 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

steveroesler: 6 Important Marketing Trends to Watch in 2012 : The World :: American Express OPEN Forum. TomAsacker: Predictions for 2012 "The more things change, the more they stay the same". Here are a selection of tweets from December 2011 that you might have missed: @wallybock >> Imagination Igniters: Books for Leaders. Stephen M.R.

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