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True effectiveness is a function of two things: what is produced (the golden eggs) and the producing asset (the goose).

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
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Effectiveness
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Producing
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Eggs
Produced
Goose
Golden
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