Stephen Covey Quotes

Teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed

The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.

When you form a team, why do you try to form a team? Because teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed.

Once employees feel challenged, invigorated and productive, their efforts will naturally translate into profit and growth for the organisation.

I have to do my homework, be fast and consistent. In that case I have always beaten my team-mates.

The more team speed you have, the better.

With high trust, success comes faster, better, and at lower cost.

Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.

A motivated manpower is the most important thing.

Focusing on strengths is the surest way to greater job satisfaction, team performance and organizational excellence.

In the end an organization is nothing more than the collective capacity of its people to create value.

An organization cannot increase its productivity-but people can!

Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.

Morale in an organization does not mean that "people get along together"; the test is performance not conformance.

In our program, the truth is the basis of all we do. There is nothing more important than the truth because there's nothing more powerful than the truth. Consequently, on our team, we always tell each other the truth. We must be honest with one another. There is no other way.

Competition is a by-product of productive work, not its goal.

Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learned. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and, where appropriate, profits.

What is done well is done quickly enough.

If you don't trust everybody on stage with you, then you're in trouble.

If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it.

In leadership, there are no words more important than trust. In any organization, trust must be developed among every member of the team if success is going to be achieved

People won't give their best unless their leader challenges them to do so.

I do appreciate that the most important thing as manager is to get good results.

The crows may crow, but the hens deliver the goods.

Studies have shown that performance gets worse as group size increases ... If you have talented and motivated people, they should be encouraged to work alone when creativity or efficiency is the highest priority.