Leadership Essentials

by Stephen R. Covey

Are great leaders born—or made? According to Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of the best-selling The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, leadership skills can be honed and improved—if you know how. In this book, Dr. Covey walks you through a process of self-discovery and personal development that will make you a stronger leader—and help you succeed at work.As a leader of the corporate consulting firm FranklinCovey, Dr. Stephen R. Covey has guided thousands of clients in developing and improving their leadership skills. This book offers a clear step-by-step path to leadership success and detailed workbooks that guide you in putting the principles you’ll learn to practical use.

373 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 17, 2013

About the author

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Stephen Richards Covey 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.