Stephen Covey is an internationally respected leadership authority, family expert,
teacher, organisational consultant and author who has dedicated his life to teaching
principle-centred living and leadership to build both families and organisations.
He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a doctorate from Brigham Young University,
where he was a professor of organisational behaviour and business management and
also served as director of university relations and assistant to the president.
Dr. Covey is the author of several books including this one which was named the #1
Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century.
Laura Berman Fortgang is the president and owner of InterCoach Development & Training
Inc., a company specialising in business and executive coaching. Delivering private
and group coaching primarily by phone has allowed her and her staff to have executive
and entrepreneurial clients all over the United States and as far away as Asia.
Her corporate coaching and training clients include Johnson & Johnson, Prudential
Services, Motts/Cadbury, Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide and Whitehall Robins. She has
also worked with over 200 individual entrepreneurs and business owners on developing
their small businesses.
A dynamic speaker, Ms Fortgang is sought after to speak on personal effectiveness,
coaching as a managemant style and entrepreneurial issues.
