He was Full obituary Notable deaths of Stephen R. The cause was complications from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident, said Debra Lund, a spokeswoman for the Utah-based FranklinCovey leadership training and consulting company he co-founded. In April, Covey lost control of his bike while riding down a hill in Provo, Utah.
On bestseller lists for four years, it has sold in excess of 20 million copies in 40 languages and spawned a multimillion-dollar business empire that markets audiotapes, training seminars and organizing aids aimed at improving personal productivity and professional success. He really caught the wave โฆ as people were becoming increasingly fascinated with leadership.
He also trained three dozen heads of state, including the presidents of Colombia and South Korea and their cabinets. Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich were among his fans. Born in Salt Lake City on Oct.
During his teens he developed a bone condition that forced him to give up sports and focus on academics. At 16 he entered the University of Utah, earning a degree in business administration in Five years later he received an MBA from Harvard.
Covey went on Mormon missions in England and Ireland. In he began studying for a PhD in business and education, writing his dissertation on American success literature since He earned his doctorate in In the center merged with rival Franklin Quest to form FranklinCovey. In a chapter on family rituals, he gave an example of what happened when he spent too long on a business call.
