Sean Covey

Helping Find the Leader in Everyone

By Michelle Neal

Photo courtesy of Paul Zoeller

Biography – PersonalO Born September 17, 1964 in Belfast, IrelandO Raised in Provo, Utah but also lived in South

Africa and several other American citiesO Attended Brigham Young University (BYU)O Starting BYU quarterback 1987 & 1988 seasons

(injury ended football career), lead his team to two bowl games and selected twice as the ESPN Most Valuable Player

O Graduated with Honors from BYU with a degree in English

O Graduated with an MBA from Harvard School of Business

O Married to Rebecca Thatcher and has five children

Biography – Professional

O Former employers include: Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, Trammell Crow Ventures and the Walt Disney Company

O Currently the Senior Vice-president of Innovations and Products at Franklin Covey

O Author of over a dozen inspirational books for children and teens

Covey HabitsO Life in the real world can be difficultO There are real problems that must be

dealt withO Get in the Habit

O If they do not make youO They can break you

Covey HabitsO Habits are grouped by how they

affect us. O To develop a Private Victory

O Follow and Use Habits #1 – 3O To develop a Public Victory

O Follow and Use Habits #4 – 6O To be effective long term the key is

RenewalO Habit #7

O Habit #1 – Be ProactiveO Take responsibility for yourself

O Do not blame others for decisions and actions that only belong to you

O Habit #2 – Begin with the End in MindO Define your mission and goals

O Decide where you want to be and when then make a plan of action on how to get there

O Habit #3 – Put First Things First O Prioritize, and do the most important things first

O Decide what must be done now and get it done before you waste time on something else

Private Victory

Public VictoryO Habit #4 – Think Win-Win

O Have an everyone-can-win attitudeO Find ways for everyone involved to come out on top

O Habit #5 – Seek First to Understand, Then to be UnderstoodO Listen to people sincerely

O Habit #6 – SynergizeO Work together to achieve more

O Do not act as if you are the only one capable of

RenewO Habit #7 – Sharpen the Saw

O Renew yourself regularlyO Find time on a regular basis to take care of your

personal well being

Leader In Me™O The habits are characteristics that

happy and successful teens all over the world have in common

O They do not belong only to teens and can be applied to anyone

O Will you get in the Habit?O http://youtu.be/sYDCJR_ApEQ?hd=1

ReferencesO Information contained in this presentation was obtained from the following

sources.

O Bolin, Jannah. (2012). Jannah Bolin sings the 7 habits (Video). Bowling Green, KY.

O Covey, Sean (1998). The 7 habits of highly effective teens. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, Inc.

O Covey, Sean (2008). The 7 habits of happy kids. New York, NY: Simon & Shuster, Inc.

O Covey, Sean. (2009). Sean Covey Biography. Retrieved from http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/author_number/421/sean-covey

O Franklin Covey. (2012). The Leader in Me™. Retrieved from http://www.theleaderinme.org/

O Rogenmoser, Stefan (2010). Covey makes ‘7 Habits’ easy for kids. The Summerville Journal Scene. Retrieved from http://www.journalscene.com/news/Covey-makes--7-Habits--easy-for-kids