New Releases by Stephen R. Covey

The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing shows you how to master the art of effective business communication replacing the old standards of jargon, pomposity, and grammar drills with a simple, quick, and conversational writing style. Authors Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz demonstrate how to plan and organize your content, make your point faster, tell your readers what''s in it for them, construct winning documents of every kind--print, electronic, and even blog entries and text messages! The Truth about the New Rules of Business Writing brings together the field''s best knowledge and shows exactly how to put it to work. With an "aha" on every page, it presents information in a clear, accessible style that''s easy to understand and use. Written in short chapters, it covers the entire field, cuts to the heart of every topic, pulls back the curtain on expert secrets, and pops the bubble of commonly-held assumptions. Simply put, this book delivers easy, painless writing techniques that work. ¿ FranklinCovey Style Guide: For Business and Technical Communication can help any writer produce documents that achieve outstanding results. Created by FranklinCovey, the world-renowned leader in helping organizations enhance individual effectiveness, this edition fully reflects today''s online media and global business challenges. The only style guide used in FranklinCovey''s own renowned Writing AdvantageTM programs, it covers everything from document design and graphics to sentence style and word choice. This edition includes extensive new coverage of graphics, writing for online media, and international business English.

Children in today''s world are inundated with information about who to be, what to do and how to live. But what if there was a way to teach children how to manage priorities, focus on goals and be a positive influence on the world around them? The Leader in Meis that programme. It''s based on a hugely successful initiative carried out at the A.B. Combs Elementary School in North Carolina. To hear the parents of A. B Combs talk about the school is to be amazed. In 1999, the school debuted a programme that taught The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peopleto a pilot group of students. The parents reported an incredible change in their children, who blossomed under the programme. By the end of the following year the average end-of-grade scores had leapt from 84 to 94. This book will launch the message onto a much larger platform. Stephen R. Covey takes the 7 Habits, that have already changed the lives of millions of people, and shows how children can use them as they develop. Those habits -- be proactive, begin with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek to understand and then to be understood, synergize, and sharpen the saw -- are critical skills to learn at a young age and bring incredible results, proving that it''s never too early to teach someone how to live well.

Stephen R Covey passed away in July 2012, leaving behind a legacy unmatched in his writings about leadership, time management, effectiveness and success, even love and family. The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R Coveyis a compilation of his most profound, inspiring teachings and sayings. Among the topics covered in this book are time management, success, leadership - including principle-centered leadership - all of the 7 Habits, love, and family.

This book can help any writer produce documents that achieve outstanding results. Created by FranklinCovey, the world-renowned leader in helping organizations enhance individual effectiveness, this edition fully reflects today?s online media and global business challenges.

In any conflict, the First Alternative is my way, and the Second Alternative is your way. The fight always boils down to a question of whose way is better. This book presents a new and practical, but incredibly effective and eye-opening, way to reach resolution through using the ''Third Alternative''. The Third Alternative moves beyondyour way or my way to a higher and better way - one that allows both parties to emerge from debate or even heated conflict in a far better place than either had envisioned. With the Third Alternative, nobody has to give up anything, and everyone wins. To a world of escalating strife and contention, Third Alternative thinkers like those Covey profiles in this innovativeand practical book, bring creative solutions, peace and healing. Through key examples and stories from his work as aconsultant, Covey will demonstrate that Third Alternative thinking is the supreme opportunity of our times. Readers will learn how to create new and better results instead of escalating conflict, as well as how to build strong relationships with diverse individuals based on an attitude of winning together. The Third Alternative represents a departure from material on conflict resolution, negotiation and mediation; the book represents a new way of thinking that will be embraced not only by the many fans that have flocked to Covey''s prior books, but also by anyone who is seeking resolution in their professional or personal lives.

An inspirational and practical guide to leadership from the New York Times–bestselling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey, named one of Time magazine’s 25 Most Influential Americans, is a renowned authority on leadership, whose insightful advice has helped millions. In his follow-up to The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, he poses these fundamental questions: How do we as individuals and organizations survive and thrive amid tremendous change? Why are efforts to improve falling so short in real results? How do we unleash the creativity, talent, and energy within ourselves and others? Is it realistic to believe that balance among personal and professional life is possible? The key to dealing with the challenges that we face is to identify a principle-centered core within ourselves and our institutions. In Principle-Centered Leadership, Covey outlines a long-term, inside-out approach to developing people and organizations. Offering insights and guidelines on how to apply these principles both at work and at home, Covey posits that these steps will lead not only to an increase in productivity and quality of work, but also to a new appreciation of personal and professional relationships as we strive to enjoy a more balanced, rewarding, and ultimately more effective life. “There seems to be no limit to the number of writers offering answers to the great perplexities of life. Covey, however, is the North Star in this field . . . without hesitation, strongly recommended.” —Library Journal

Roadmap To Success is a tool you can use to plot your course by learning from several of the most successful people in the business today. These people have the experience and proven availability to steer you in the right direction. You will find their broad perspective of leadership will give you tips and strategies about how to reach the top and stay there. Now, more than ever you need cutting-edge knowledge ¿the kind of knowledge you can learn from people who value success just as much as you do. If you consider yourself to have achieved success already, you still need to continue your success education. It is vital in today¿s changing world. If you have achieved success or if you are still on the road to success, you¿ll need a roadmap, Roadmap to Success is a n investment in your future. Remember: you are your most valuable asset. I¿ve done a lot of driving in my life and one thing I have been smart enough to have is a dependable road map. If you don¿t have a good plan to get from where you are to where you want to go, you will get lost. I¿ve known many people who have started out in business and thought they had a good plan, but did not achieve the success they wanted. A major problem for many of these people was that they had not sought good advice from people who had achieved success. If you don¿t learn from the experience of others, you might achieve success but you will probably get there the hard way. You might get lost down many side roads before you find the right one.Roadmap to Success is a mini-seminar on how to plan for your success. The successful people in this book have the experience that will help you find what you need to create your road map to success. These perceptive businesspeople were fascinating as they unfolded their own personal road maps and told me about their various success journeys. I invite you to set aside some quiet time and learn from these exceptional authors. I assure you that your time won¿t be wasted. It¿s not often that you can access such a large quantity of quality information that will either get you started or help you get further along on your road to success. This book is an investment in your future¿ your successful future!

El mundo ha entrado en una de las épocas de cambios más profunda y compleja de la historia de la Humanidad. Los padres de todo el mundo son conscientes de este cambio y saben que las asignaturas tradicionales son necesarias, pero no suficientes. Sus hijos necesitan volverse más responsables, creativos, tolerantes ante las diferencias. Tienen que aumentar su capacidad para pensar por sí mismos, para tomar la iniciativa, para relacionarse con los demás y para solucionar problemas. Asimismo los líderes empresariales no encuentran a personas cuyas aptitudes y personalidad encajen con las exigencias de la economía global actual. ¿Cómo vamos a cubrir este vacío que cada vez se hace más amplio? El líder interior es la historia de los extraordinarios colegios, padres y líderes empresariales de todo el mundo que están preparando a la próxima generación para que puedan afrontar los extraordinarios retos y las increíbles oportunidades que presenta el siglo XXI. Cada más colegios en todo el mundo están incorporando Los 7 hábitos de la gente altamente efectiva y otras técnicas básicas de liderazgo en su programa de estudios esencial de forma singular y creativa. Los resultados saltan a la vista. Varios de ellos presentan mejoras documentadas de sus calificaciones académicas. Todos ellos están experimentando una reducción en los problemas de disciplina, una mayor satisfacción por parte de los padres, un aumento de la confianza que los alumnos tienen en sí mismos, una mejora en la cultura del colegio, un aumento en el orgullo de los profesores y un enfoque refinado en las aptitudes necesarias para el siglo XXI.

Inspiring stories and practical insights challenge readers to live a life of everyday greatness. Best-selling author Stephen Covey and Reader’s Digest have joined forces to produce an extraordinary volume of inspiration, insight, and motivation to live a life of character and contribution. The timeless principles and practical wisdom along with a "Go-Forward Plan" challenge readers to make three important choices every day: The Choice to Act - your energy The Choice of Purpose - your destination The Choice for Principles - the means for attaining your goals Topics include: Searching for Meaning Taking Charge Starting Within Creating the Dream Teaming with Others Overcoming Adversity Blending the Pieces With stories from some of the world''s best known and loved writers, leaders, and celebrities, such as Maya Angelou, Jack Benny, and Henry David Thoreau, and insights and commentary from Stephen Covey, the Wrap Up and Reflections at the end of each chapter help create a project that can be used for group or personal study.

Stephen Covey''s THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE took the self-help market by storm in 1990 and has enjoyed phenomenal sales ever since. With over 15 million copies in print, the book has become a classic. Now a touchstone for millions of individuals, as well as for families and businesses, the integrated, principle-centered 7 Habits philosophy has helped readers find solutions to their personal and professional problems, and achieve a life characterized by fairness, integrity, honesty, and dignity. Covey''s tried and true step-by-step approach can now be even more thoroughly explored in this new workbook. With the same clarity and assurance that Covey''s readers have come to know and love, the workbook helps readers further understand, appreciate, and internalize the power of the 7 Habits. These engaging, in-depth exercises allow readers - both devotees and newcomers - to get their hands dirty as they develop a philosophy for success, set personal goals, and improve their relationships.

Part of NWTC''s Talent Development collection.

Speaking of Success offers time-tested strategies for success by a variety of experts that include best-selling authors Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul), Stephen Covey (Seven Habits of Highly Successful People), Ken Blanchard (One Minute Manager). The authors distill the critical factors for achieving success, as well as help readers to understand and move beyond the barriers to success. Using a format of frank and intimate interviews, Speaking of Success provides readers with practical tools and strategies for producing extraordinary results in their personal lives, careers, relationships, and organizations.

The crucial challenge of the world today is to find one''s voice and inspire others to find theirs. This companion workbook to "The 8th Habit" provides readers with application exercises, as well as the opportunity to score self-assessments and answer questions designed to encourage deeper insights.

Durante los más de quince años que han transcurrido desde su publicación, Los 7 hábitos de la gente altamente efectiva se ha convertido en un fenómeno internacional con más de quince millones de ejemplares vendidos. En las esferas de la empresa, el gobierno, la educación, la familia y, más importante aún, en la esfera personal, decenas de millones de personas han mejorado espectacularmente su vida y sus organizaciones aplicando los principios del clásico de Stephen R. Covey. Pero el mundo es un lugar que ha cambiado mucho. Los retos y la complejidad a los que todos nos enfrentamos en nuestras relaciones, nuestra familia, nuestra vida profesional y nuestra comunidad son de una magnitud totalmente nueva. Ser efectivos como individuos y como organizaciones ya no es una opción: sobrevivir en el mundo de hoy lo exige. Pero para prosperar, innovar, sobresalir y liderar en nuestra época, debemos partir de la efectividad para ir más ella de ella. Esta nueva era de la historia humana exige grandeza; exige logros, desempeño apasionado y una contribución importante. Acceder a los niveles más elevados del talento y de la motivación del ser humano en la nueva realidad de hoy exige un cambio radical de pensamiento: una nueva mentalidad, un nuevo conjunto de aptitudes, un nuevo instrumental; en pocas palabras, un nuevo hábito. Nuestro principal desafío en el mundo de hoy es éste: hallar nuestra voz e inspirar a los demás para que hallen la suya. Es lo que Covey llama el octavo hábito. De la misma forma que Los 7 hábitos de la gente altamente efectiva nos ayudó a centrarnos en la efectividad, El octavo hábito nos muestra el camino hacia la grandeza.

That the world has changed and is continuing to change at a rapid pace is not news. People are much more aware of everything around them. The consumer revolution has accelerated dramatically. But something vital is missing in all of this change. Leadership has not kept with the changes going on in the world. From boardrooms to classrooms, leadership is being challenged on a daily basis yet now a new leadership model has been given. Dr Covey introduces the four roles of the new leader - modelling, pathfinding, aligning and empowering - and how those qualities can change you and your organisation. He discusses how trust can be lost throughout organisations and how it is imperative that any organisation bring trust back to the company if it is to survive. Covey also shows how to go from what he calls a ''want to'' person to a ''can do'' person and how doing so can completely transform people and organisations. Through his ideas, one will discover how to: Use the four vital roles to establish trust and make growth a given; build and sustain an atmosphere of respect and openness; keep and inspire your most talented workers; apply creative co-operation to reach new levels of performance; dev

From internationally acclaimed leadership expert and bestselling author Covey comes a profound, groundbreaking new book on the human potential for greatness.

HOW DO YOU HELP a struggling teen, an overwhelmed mother, a teacher who feels inadequate, a divorced man struggling with feelings of self-worth? How can we find our way out of the darkness that so often engulfs us in mortality? The Lord has shown the way. The pattern he used to restore the gospel in a world filled with darkness provides a perfect model for our own spiritual and social development. The most vital questions of life--Who are we? What is our relationship with God and Christ? What would they have us do?--can be answered more clearly each day with this simple but profound program for internalizing the gospel. In his first book in more than twenty years written specifically to an LDS audience, Dr. Stephen R. Covey explores six transcendent events of the Restoration and demonstrates the significance of those events and their sequence in our lives today.

Quotes and writings from the New York Times–bestselling author to help reinforce one of his 7 Habits: Put First Things First. This concise, standalone book is part of a seven-book series called the Portable 7 Habits. These easy-to-read books are designed to quickly and effectively reinforce The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, each focusing on a different habit. In Thoughts on Purpose: Focusing On What Matters Most, you’ll discover a collection of writings and quotes that support Covey’s Habit 3: Put First Things First. Purpose will teach you how to rise to new levels of self-vision, identify which tasks truly merit your attention right now—and define what needs to happen today in order to realize your vision of the future.

Quotes and writings from the New York Times–bestselling author to help reinforce one of his 7 Habits: Begin with The End in Mind. This concise, standalone book is part of a seven-book series called the Portable 7 Habits. These easy-to-read books are designed to quickly and effectively reinforce The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, each focusing on a different habit. In Thoughts onVision: Defining Your Destiny in Life, you will discover a collection of writings and quotes that support Covey’s Habit 2: Begin with The End in Mind. This book teaches us how to develop a clear picture of who we want to be and what we want to accomplish.

Quotes and writings from the New York Times–bestselling author to help reinforce one of his 7 Habits: Think Win-Win. This concise, standalone book is part of a seven-book series called the Portable 7 Habits. These easy-to-read books are designed to quickly and effectively reinforce The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, each focusing on a different habit. In Thoughts on Trust: Sharing Ideas, Insights, and Understanding, you’ll discover a collection of writings and quotes that support Covey’s Habit 4: Think Win-Win. Abundance will teach you how to see that life is like an all-you-can-eat buffet where there is more than enough for everyone—and that you can choose to celebrate the success of others without feeling like it diminishes your sense of accomplishment.

Quotes and writings from the New York Times–bestselling author to help reinforce one of his 7 Habits: Sharpen The Saw. This concise, standalone book is part of a seven-book series called the Portable 7 Habits. These easy-to-read books are designed to quickly and effectively reinforce The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, each focusing on a different habit. In Thoughts on Renewal: Nourishing Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul, you will discover a collection of writings and quotes that support Covey’s Habit 7: Sharpen The Saw. Whether you are burnt out now or doing just fine, this book will give you the motivation you need to renew yourself on a regular basis for life. The rewards will astound you.

Quotes and writings from the New York Times–bestselling author to help reinforce one of his 7 Habits: Synergize. This concise, standalone book is part of a seven-book series called the Portable 7 Habits. These easy-to-read books are designed to quickly and effectively reinforce The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, each focusing on a different habit. In Thoughts onSynergy: Connecting to the Power of Cooperation, you will discover a collection of writings and quotes that support Covey’s Habit 6: Synergize. Synergy will teach you that 1+1 is greater than 2, and that it’s not only your way or my way—together there is a better and higher way. The power of cooperation helps us find solutions for problems—today and in the future.