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Effective communication is built on the cement of trust. And trust is based on trustworthiness, not politics.

Stephen Covey

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Stephen Covey
Age: 79 †
Born: 1932
Born: October 24
Died: 2012
Died: July 16
Author
Businessperson
Professor
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Stephen Richards Covey
Cement
Effective
Communication
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Trust
Politics
Trustworthiness

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