We exhaust ourselves more from the tension and the consequences of internal disharmony than from hard, unremitting work.
Stephen CoveyEfficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, "like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic".
Stephen CoveyOnce you have a clear picture of your priorities - that is values, goals, and high leverage activities - organize around them.
Stephen CoveyTo begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you're going so that you better understand where you are now and so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.
Stephen CoveySynergy is the highest activity of life; it creates new untapped alternatives; it values and exploits the mental, emotional, and psychological differences between people.
Stephen CoveyIn a very real sense, there are only two roles in organisations: customers and suppliers. Everybody functions simultaneously in both roles, whether inside or outside the organisation the essence of good business, therefore, is the quality of the relationship between customer and supplier.
Stephen Covey