A review of Stephen Coveys Leadership Blog

One leadership blog I find interesting is Stephen Coveys found at https://www.stephencovey.com/blog/. Too many people forgot about Covey after his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Other books he has written include but are not limited to:

• The 8th Habit

• The Speed of Trust

• First Things First

• The Leader in Me

• Principle Centered Leadership

• Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times

I am sure you can guess the content of his blog is based on his books, and lectures. In my opinion, Covey's blog is a great read because he wrote what I believe to be one of the top 10 greatest books on self-awareness,  and leadership of all time.

Some of the topics on the main page of his blog are:

• Start Small with Your Resolutions for 2010

• Success on the Far Side of Failure

• What do You Want to Be Remembered for at Work

• Nothing Fails Like Success

I find Coveys blogs and responses to them very insightful. I listen to a book a week on these subjects, so I hear many of the same topics repeatedly.  Hearing these discussions put another way is helpful. I believe I can hear one topic discussed 10 times, and one of the ways one topic is presented will stick with me.

An example from Covey’s blog is titled Nothing Fails like Success (http://www.stephencovey.com/blog/?p=38 ). This blog’s main theme is many leaders have been successful in their past, but they fail to do so today. Why? Because many leaders become in their thinking, and rely upon the methods they used in the past to lead to the present. Covey writes about our need to change, and need to always examine or current paradigm. This relates to what was mentioned in our notes of “failure in not an option.” I believe leaders feel pressure not to fail, and because of this pressure, they rely on what lead to success in the past not to fail now. Covey says this fact can lead to failure if the leader is not able to adjust to the environment around them, and customize their approach.

I suggest you take a look at Covey's blog. If you can learn one thing from it, you will be better for it.