Stephen M. R. Covey

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 stake holders 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. Audiences and organizations alike resonate with his informed, practical approach to real-time issues that affect their immediate and long-term performance. He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world.

The SPEED of Trust by Steven M.R. Covey

“Trust is not a garment to be worn or cast off depending on the situation or culture. Every political, business, family and educational leader in every nation needs to internalize the core concepts in this once-in-a-millennium book. Stephen has identified the synergistic glue that enables us to stick together. If we embrace it, we survive and thrive. If not, history becomes our prologue.”

Dr. Denis Waitley, Author of The Seeds of Greatness

“Covey brilliantly focuses on that overlooked bedrock of democratic capitalism -- trust. Like the air we breathe, we too often take this critical intangible for granted. As Covey makes clear, we do so at our ultimate competitive peril.”

Steve Forbes, President & CEO, Forbes