{"id":2014,"date":"2012-07-20T11:14:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T11:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welingkar.org\/blogs\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2026-02-16T18:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:24:48","slug":"a-champion-of-the-self-help-genre-that-made-people-more-productive-in-their-lives-stephen-r-covey-had-an-enormous-impact-on-both-the-corporate-and-the-personal-lives-of-millions-across-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welingkar.org\/blogs\/a-champion-of-the-self-help-genre-that-made-people-more-productive-in-their-lives-stephen-r-covey-had-an-enormous-impact-on-both-the-corporate-and-the-personal-lives-of-millions-across-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"A champion of the self-help genre that made people more productive in their lives, Stephen R Covey had an enormous impact on both the corporate and the personal lives of millions across the world…."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prof Prakash V Unakal, Sr Associate Dean pays a Tribute to Seven Habits Guru Stephen Covey who passed away on July 16 ,2012 at hometown Idaho<\/p>\n

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Stephen Covey was an\u00a0American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker and a professor at the\u00a0Jon M. Huntsman School of Business\u00a0at\u00a0Utah State University\u00a0at the time of his death. He died of complications from injuries he sustained in a bicycle accident three months ago. The death was announced by Franklin Covey, the multimillion-dollar business and leadership consulting firm he co-founded in his home state of Utah.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Stephen Covey had tremendous impact on society in guiding human beings to make choices, deal with chances life throws at them. He had carried out research on successful people and tried to decode what makes them effective. This search of effectiveness eventually went on to become one of the bestselling book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People<\/em><\/strong>, first published in 1989.It has sold more than 25 million copies in 38 languages since first publication. He was not only pioneered but also changed many lives through is workshops across the globe.<\/p>\n

His teachings attend lifelong practise for many who were touched by those thoughts. I would like to share few of his now famous ideas; to begin with the seven habits are \u201cProactiveEndinMind FirstThingFirst WinWin Seek2undersatnd FirstSynergize and SharpenSaw\u201d<\/strong> in short.<\/p>\n

Few gems from his quotes are:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cEffective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.\u201d<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWe see the world, not as it is, but as we are\u2500\u2500or, as we are conditioned to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cTo know and not to do is really not to know.\u201d<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWithout involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, and underline it. No involvement, no commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cTo change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.\u201d<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHabit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do).\u201d<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cMost of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.<\/p>\n

He eventually went on to write a book \u201cEight Habit\u201d \u2013 to discover ones inner passion first and move in enriching it. These teaching are more relevant in today\u2019s global scenario \u2013 had financial institutes had kept his simple catchphrases such as win-win; the banks wouldn\u2019t be in economic crisis as they are today.<\/p>\n

His teachings are so relevant today even for lives of young person who is graduating from colleges seeking opportunities. \u201dthat public victory can happen only when first private victory happens\u201d, in short believing in own abilities first.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Speaking about his teachings, Harvard Business School historian Nancy Koehn said\u00a0 \u201cThis is not some kind of Big Bang theory, Dr. Covey\u2019s achievement, was a practical action plan for business leaders who no longer wished to be \u201cthe man in the grey suit\u201d as they headed into the 21st century.<\/p>\n

As Bob Whitman, chairman and CEO of Franklin Covey Co rightly said, \u201cHis impact his incalculable and his influence will continue to inspire generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

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May his soul rest in eternal peace !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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