Effective leadership is putting first things first... -Stephen Covey

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Stephen Covey , Educator
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Live out of your imagination, not your history....
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In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do....
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