The company was valued at only $2.4 million when Stephen was named CEO, and, within three years, he grew shareholder value to $160 million in a merger he orchestrated with then Franklin Quest to form FranklinCovey. During that period, both customer and employee trust reached new highs and the company expanded throughout the world into over 40 countries, which greatly increased the value of the brand and company. As President and CEO, he nearly doubled revenues to over $110 million while increasing profits by 12 times. Under Stephen’s direction, the company grew rapidly and profitably, achieving Inc. A Harvard MBA, he joined Covey Leadership Center as a Client Developer and later became National Sales Manager and then President and CEO. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to become one of the two most influential business books of the 20th Century, according to CEO Magazine. Stephen, with Greg Link, led the strategy that propelled his father’s book, Dr. He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world. Audiences and organizations alike resonate with his insightful, relevant approach to real-time issues that affect their immediate and long-term performance. Stephen passionately delivers that message and is skilled in enabling leaders and organizations to experience the dividends of high trust.
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He advocates that nothing is as fast as the speed of trust and that the ability to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust with all stakeholders is the critical leadership competency of the new global economy. He is the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust, and coauthor of the #1 Amazon bestseller Smart Trust. A sought-after and compelling keynote speaker and advisor on trust, leadership, ethics, and high performance, he speaks to audiences around the world.
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Covey is co-founder of CoveyLink and of the FranklinCovey Global Speed of Trust Practice.