Stephen M. R. Covey

Stephen M. R. Covey is the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust and Trust & Inspire. He is also the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world.

As well as his role as co-founder of CoveyLink and the FranklinCovey Global Trust Practice, he is a sought-after and compelling keynote speaker and advisor on trust, leadership, ethics, and collaboration.

Stephen’s book, The Speed of Trust, is a groundbreaking and paradigm-shifting book that challenges our age-old assumption that trust is merely a soft, social virtue and instead demonstrates that trust is a hard-edged, economic driver. Since it’s release, The Speed of Trust has been translated into 22 languages and has sold over 2 million copies worldwide.

Through his work, Stephen asserts that trust has become the new currency of our world, and that having the ability to develop, extend, and restore trust with all stakeholders is the number one competency of leadership needed today. He passionately delivers this message and is dedicated to enabling individuals and organisations to reap the dividends of high trust throughout the world. Audiences and organisations alike resonate with his tangible,
practical approach to trust.

Stephen personally led the strategy that propelled his father’s book, Dr. Stephen R. 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.

A Harvard MBA, Stephen joined Covey Leadership Center as a Client Developer, became National Sales Manager, and then President & CEO. Under Stephen’s leadership, the company achieved Inc. 500 status, nearly doubled revenues while increasing profits by 12 times, and expanded into over 40 countries. Within three years of being named CEO, Stephen had increased shareholder value by 67 times in a merger with then FranklinQuest to form FranklinCovey.

Over the years, Stephen has gained considerable respect and influence with executives and leaders of Fortune 500 companies as well as with mid-and small-sized private sector and public sector organisations he’s consulted. Clients recognise his unique perspective on real-world organisational issues based on his practical experience as a former CEO.

Stephen serves on numerous boards, including the Government Leadership
Advisory Council, and he has been recognised with the lifetime Achievement
Award for Top Thought Leaders in Trust from the advocacy group, Trust Across America/Trust Around the World.

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