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Stephen R Covey (born October 24, 1932 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is the author of the international best selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1989. Other books he has written include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families. Stephen R Covey latest book is The 8th Habit, published in 2004. He lives with his wife Sandra, and their family in Provo, Utah, home to Brigham Young University where Dr. Covey taught prior the publication of his best selling book. He is a father of nine and a grandfather of forty-seven; he received the Fatherhood Award from the National Fatherhood Initiative in 2003.
Stephen R Covey is the founder of the formerly Covey Leadership Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, which after being acquired by FranklinQuest on May 30, 1997 became the FranklinCovey Company, a global professional services firm and specialty retailer selling both training and productivity tools to individuals and organisations. Their mission statement reads: “We enable greatness in people and organizations everywhere.”
Stephen R Covey holds a BS in Business Administration from University of Utah in Salt Lake City, an MBA in Business Administration from Harvard University, and a DRE in Mormon Church History and Doctrine from Brigham Young University. He has made teaching principle-centered living and principle-centered leadership his life’s work.
