Tag: Stephen Covey

5 Book Recommendations for the Holidays

December 23, 2013 books Reading
My favorite time to catch up on my reading is during long road trips with audiobooks. The second is holidays and vacations. The time away from work helps me sharpen the saw by considering new ideas I might not encounter during my regular routine. As the Christmas holiday season arrives,…

Leadership Profile: Stephen Covey

March 4, 2013 Leadership Profiles
In case you hadn’t heard, author and leadership guru Stephen Covey passed away last summer at age 79 from injuries suffered in a bicycling accident. Covey is perhaps best known for his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which has sold over 25 million copies worldwide. It’s the second-best…

5 Thoughts on Becoming a Leader

February 20, 2013 Guest Post Personal Effectiveness
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of Drew Tewell, author of the book The Dream Job Program: Get the Job You Want. You can purchase it on Amazon, or get it for free when you subscribe to his blog. You can also connect with him on Twitter  and Facebook. If you would like to be featured…

The Three Leadership Questions I Always Ask

October 15, 2012 Influence Leadership Personal Effectiveness
How do you talk with other people about leadership? Unless I’m already a trusted leadership advisor, most people don’t just come up and ask me to help them evaluate their personal and organizational leadership effectiveness. (And when they do, it’s a little more organic than that!)  It’s true the more…

Favorite Books on Leadership

August 27, 2012 Leadership Reading
It’s pretty common that my friends or folks in my network will ask me what book they should read.  I love the question, but it always puzzles me just a bit.  Without any context, it feels kind of like they are asking me what outfit they should wear that day! …