Sean Covey (born September 17, 1964) is an American

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. He is President of FranklinCovey Education and also serves as Executive Vice President of Global Partnerships. Covey's works include The 4 Disciplines of Execution, The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make, The 7 Habits of Happy Kids, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, which has been translated into 20 languages and sold over 8 million copies worldwide.

Educational background

Covey graduated from

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(BYU) with a degree in English and with University Honors. He later earned his

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from

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...

. Covey was the starting quarterback for Brigham Young University during the 1987 and 1988 seasons, where he led his team to two bowl games and received numerous honors. At the end of his junior season, he seriously injured his knee and had reconstructive knee surgery during the off-season, which effectively ended his football career.

Professional background

Following his college football career, Covey worked at Deloitte and Touche consulting in Boston, followed by Trammel Crow Ventures in Dallas. He then attended Harvard Business School. After graduating from Harvard Business School, Covey joined FranklinCovey where he has worked in several roles, including Productivity Practice Leader, Vice President of Retail Stores, Vice President of Innovations and Products, Executive Vice President of International, and President of FranklinCovey Education. While working at FranklinCovey, he also began writing educational and business books. Collectively, his books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Covey wrote a book entitled ''

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens ''The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens'' is a 1998 bestselling self-help book written by Sean Covey, the son of Stephen Covey. The book was published on October 9, 1998 through Touchstone Books and is largely based on The Seven Habits o ...

'', based on the principles of ''

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People ''The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People'', first published in 1989, is a business and self-help book written by Stephen R. Covey. Covey presents an approach to being effective in attaining goals by aligning oneself to what he calls "true nort ...

'' written by his father,

Stephen R. Covey Stephen Richards Covey (October 24, 1932 – July 16, 2012) was an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book is '' of Highly Effective People''. His other books include '' First Things First'', ''Pr ...

. The book has become an international best seller, having sold more than eight million copies and having been translated into over 20 languages. The book has been chosen as one of the four books for the MIST interscholastic competition knowledge test. His follow-up book is entitled ''The 6 Most Important Decisions You Will Ever Make''. The book directs the six big choices teenagers will make in their teenage years. These six decisions are: School, Friends, Parents, Dating and Sex, Addictions and Self Worth. This book was followed by a series of children's books, including the New York Times best-seller, ''The 7 Habits of Happy Kids'', which was illustrated by

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. Covey later co-authored several books for adults, including ''The Leader in Me: How Schools Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time'', and another book entitled, ''The 4 Disciplines of Execution'' which was named a #1 Wall Street Journal Business Best-Seller and quickly became an international best-seller.

Published works

;Books for Teens * Covey, Sean. ''The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make Personal Workbook'', Fireside, 2008. * Covey, Sean. ''The Choice is Yours: The 7 Habits Activity Guide for Teens'', Franklin Covey, 2007. * Covey, Sean. ''The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens'', Fireside, 2006. * Covey, Sean. ''The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers: Personal Workbook '', Simon & Schuster, 2005. * Covey, Sean. ''The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Personal Workbook'', Fireside, 2003. * Covey, Sean. ''The 7 Habits Journal for Teens'', Fireside, 2002. * Covey, Sean. ''Daily Reflections For Highly Effective Teens'', Fireside, 1999. * Covey, Sean. ''The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens'', Fireside, 1998. * Covey, Sean. ''Fourth Down and Life to Go: How to Turn Life's Setbacks into Triumphs'', Barnes & Noble Books-Imports, 1990. ;Books for Children * Covey, Sean. ''A Place for Everything: Habit 3 (The 7 Habits of Happy Kids)'', Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2010. * Covey, Sean. ''Just the Way I Am: Habit 1 (The 7 Habits of Happy Kids)'', Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2009. * Covey, Sean. ''When I Grow Up: Habit 2 (The 7 Habits of Happy Kids)'', Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2009. * Covey, Sean. ''The 7 Habits of Happy Kids'', Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008. ;Books for Adults * Covey, Sean (co-authors Stephen R. Covey, David K. Hatch, and Muriel Summers). ''The Leader in Me: How Schools around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time'', Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2014. * Covey, Sean (co-authors Chris McChesney and Jim Huling). ''The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals'', Free Press, 2012.

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