Stephen M. R. Covey

Stephen M. R. Covey

Leading at the Speed of Trust

Stephen M. R. Covey is co-founder and CEO of CoveyLink Worldwide. A sought-after and compelling keynote speaker and advisor on trust, leadership, ethics, and high performance, he speaks to audiences around the world. He is the author of The Speed of Trust, 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—a learnable and measurable skill that makes organizations more profitable, people more promotable, and relationships more energizing.


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Stephen M. R. Covey is co-founder and CEO of CoveyLink Worldwide. A sought-after and compelling keynote speaker and advisor on trust, leadership, ethics, and high performance, he speaks to audiences around the world. He is the author of The Speed of Trust, 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—a learnable and measurable skill that makes organizations more profitable, people more promotable, and relationships more energizing. 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. Covey passionately delivers that message and is dedicated to enabling individuals and organizations to reap the dividends of high trust.

He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world. Covey personally led the strategy that propelled his father's book, Dr. Stephen R. Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to one of the two most influential business books of the 20th Century, according to CEO Magazine. A Harvard MBA, he joined Covey Leadership Center as a Client Developer and later became National Sales Manager and then President & CEO. Under Covey's direction, the company grew rapidly and profitably, achieving Inc. 500 status, and was later merged with Franklin Quest to form FranklinCovey.

Over the years, Covey 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 organizations he's consulted. Clients recognize his unique perspective on real-world organizational issues based on his practical experience as a former CEO.

  • Leading at the Speed of Trust

    The Speed of Trust challenges out age-old assumption that trust is merely a soft, social virtue and instead demonstrates that trust is a hard-edged, economic driver – a learnable and measurable skill that makes organizations more profitable, people more promotable, and relationships more energizing.

    By framing trust in a new light, this presentation will: ·Present a business and economic case for trust
    ·Explain how the ability to generate trust is the critical leadership competency in this new global economy
    ·Demonstrate how to master the skill of engendering trust – both personally and within your organization.
  • Covey was inspiring, entertaining and the results from out time have led to faster and more efficient interaction with our teams. In a world awash with "How To" seminars, this was the best I have ever been a part of.
    CB Richard Ellis
  • We learn from Stephen M.R. Covey that continuous improvement is one key to developing trust, the centerpiece of relationship formation. There are compelling economic and social benefits of building high-trust relationships and being able to move with incredible speed.
    Penske Capital Partners
  • Thank you for sharing the powerful message on The Speed of Trust. We have received rave reviews on your presentation and truly appreciate the time you put into getting to know our guests and supporters. Your presence at this event was invaluable, and we are so grateful for your words of truth on leadership and ethics.
    Easter Seals of Florida
  • The SPEED of Trust
    October 2006

    The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything

    Trust, says Stephen M.R. Covey, is the very basis of the new global economy, and he shows how trustÃ