7 Habits Author and Internationally Respected Leadership Expert, Stephen R. Covey, to Speak May 7 in Scottsdale at FranklinCovey Greatness Summit.

Covey to Discuss 21(st) Century Leadership and Management: Lessons Learned from a Senior Leader

PHOENIX -- Dr. Stephen R. Covey, internationally respected leadership expert and best-selling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The 8(th) Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, will be the featured keynote speaker at the FranklinCovey (NYSE:FC) Greatness Summit. The one-day summit will be held on May 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort and Villas, 6333 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ. The event is being sponsored by the Southwest Regional Office of FranklinCovey, located in Phoenix. (www.franklincoveyleadershipsummit.com)

"Our FranklinCovey Western Regional Office is so pleased to bring Dr. Covey to the area to discuss business-relevant issues that are affecting our community. We look forward to not only hearing his latest insights on leading and managing in the 21st Century, but also hearing the lessons he has learned as he has traveled and consulted these many years," said Debra Larson, Area Director, Arizona/New Mexico.

Business executives, line leaders, managers, human resources leaders, training professionals and FranklinCovey client facilitators are invited to attend the summit, which will include a keynote speech from Covey, as well as sessions with other FranklinCovey executives and senior consultants. Attendees will learn how to improve their leadership skills, manage various generations in the workplace, engage employees and teams around a compelling purpose and how to inspire and move an organization to greatness. The schedule for the summit is as follows:

7:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast - 8:30 - 8:45 a.m. - Welcome

8:45 - 9:45 a.m. - Leadership: Your Competitive Advantage - Bill Bennett, President, FranklinCovey Organizational Solutions: Leaders are challenged with finding the hidden value in organizations through cost containment or revenue opportunities in new markets. But, one of the greatest untapped resources comes from utilizing the potential capabilities of people. Capitalized assets have a possibility of 50-75% improvement (finite return), but human capability is unlimited and may represent the best path to achieving organizational greatness. Learn the latest research findings on Return on Investment in leadership development.

9:50 - 10:40 a.m. - Creating a Compelling Purpose - Todd Davis, Vice-President of Talent and Development, FranklinCovey: Have you ever had a job where tasks were clear but purpose was not? Or, have you ever had a compelling purpose statement but had no idea as to what to do in order to achieve it? Learn, as a leader, how to engage team members around a compelling purpose and build a winning organization.

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Generations in the Workplace - Haydn Shaw, Senior Leadership and Generational Consultant, FranklinCovey: Today's leaders juggle four generations. To unleash their teams' full talent, they must appreciate each generation, whether they are Builders, Boomers, Generation X or Millennials. Leaders cannot appreciate all generations until they understand the challenges each has to overcome. Learn how and why generations work differently and want to be rewarded differently.

12:15 - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch (Provided)

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Leading Generations in the Workplace - Haydn Shaw, Senior Leadership and Generational Consultant, FranklinCovey: Four generations in the workplace at one time has created one of the most difficult leadership dilemmas in the history of business. Learn what motivates each of the four generations, how they learn and how to inspire them.

2:15 - 4:15 p.m. - Lessons Learned from a Senior Leader - Dr. Stephen R. Covey, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, FranklinCovey: "Old school" leadership styles have become irrelevant in the Knowledge Worker Age. People cannot be managed as if they are simply assets - or worse, liabilities - viewed in the organizational scheme on the same level as office furniture or computers. In order to unleash the potential of their teams, today's leaders must see workers as "whole people" (body, mind, heart and spirit) who have a unique contribution to make in moving the organization forward. Leaders must manage the knowledge each worker brings to the table, not just the tasks those workers are responsible for completing.

The cost for attending the summit is $449 per person or $399 per person for groups of six participants or more. Register at www.franklincoveyleadershipsummit.com or call Debra Larson, 602.667.9227.

About FranklinCovey

FranklinCovey([R]) (NYSE:FC) is a global leader in effectiveness training, productivity tools, and assessment services for organizations and individuals. FranklinCovey helps companies succeed by unleashing the power of their workforce to focus and execute on top business priorities. Clients include 90 percent of the Fortune 100, more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, thousands of small and mid-sized businesses, as well as numerous government entities and educational institutions. Organizations and individuals access FranklinCovey products and services through corporate training, licensed client facilitators, one-on-one coaching, public workshops, catalogs, more than 80 retail stores and www.franklincovey.com. FranklinCovey has nearly 1,500 associates providing professional services and products in 39 offices and in 95 countries.