Biography Of Stephen Covey
Real Name
Stephen Covey
Nick Name
Stephen Richards Covey
Famous as
Writer of "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"
Nationality
American
Religion
Mormon
Personal life of Stephen Covey
Born on
24 October 1932
Birthday
24th October
Died At Age
79
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Born in
Salt Lake City
Died on
16 July 2012
Place of death
Idaho Falls
Cause of Death
Car Accident
Father
Stephen Glenn Covey
Mother
Irene Louise Richards Covey
Spouse/Partner
Sandra Covey
Education
Brigham Young University, University of Utah, Harvard University, Harvard Business School
Awards
1994 - The International Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2003 - Fatherhood Award from the National Fatherhood Initiative 2004 - Golden Gavel award from Toastmasters International
- The Sikh's International Man of Peace Award - Corporate Core Values Award - Maharishi Award from Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield - International Entrepreneur of the Year Award - The National Entrepreneur of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Personal Fact of Stephen Covey
Perhaps very few authors have managed to hold a five-year run on the bestseller lists, earn a global following and create a multi-million dollar business empire, all through a genre of self-help and business literature - Stephen Covey was one amongst them. This New York Times bestselling author is hailed as the most successful 'management guru' of all time.
He gave the world the prototype for personal and professional effectiveness and has positively changed the lives of millions of people across the world. His clientele included many of the Fortune 500 companies, government organisations, universities, students, individuals and even former US President Bill Clinton. He is best known for his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, which stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for an unprecedented 250 weeks.
Some of his other books are, Principle-centered Leadership, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness and The Leader In Me'. Other than penning life-changing books for people, he was a revered motivational speaker and professor at the Brigham Young University. He graduated with an MBA from Harvard Business School and also served as a missionary.
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