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Stephen Covey

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Stephen Covey

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Also known as Stephen Richards Covey, Stephen R. Covey

American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker (1932-2012)

AI overview

Stephen Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and motivational speaker best known for developing influential ideas about personal effectiveness and leadership. His work matters because his frameworks and principles have shaped how millions of people approach productivity, relationships, and personal development.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Stephen
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Salt Lake City
Place of death
Idaho Falls
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
self-help
Official website
www.stephencovey.com
Image
StephenCoveyinhisHome (cropped).jpg
Number of children
9
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name in native language
Stephen Richards Covey
Commons category
Stephen Covey
date of birth
1932-10-24
date of death
2012-07-16
cause of death
infarction
place of burial
Millcreek
short name
Stephen Covey
social media followers
564645
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

Stephen Richards Covey (October 24, 1932 – July 16, 2012) was an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. In 1996, Time magazine named him one of the 25 most influential people. He was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University (USU) at the time of his death.

Early life and education

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