The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Stephen M.R. Covey, co-founder of CoveyLink & of the best selling author of The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything, on the 25th anniversary new edition of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, (which was written by his father), how he helped engineer the book’s massive popularity, and the many successful companies owing their success to the book.