Covey center announces new name

Covey center announces new name

JAKARTA (JP): The Covey Leadership Center for Indonesia
announced its new name yesterday resulting from its parent
company's merger with Franklin Quest, a major provider of
productivity materials and services which has 120 retail stores
in the United States.

Now called Franklin Covey Organization Services, the company,
which offers leadership courses based on Stephen R. Covey's much-
acclaimed book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, is
aiming to become a powerful leadership organization with more
networks worldwide, said Henk T. Sengkey, an owner of PT Dunamis
Intermaster which holds Covey's sole license in the country.

"At the early stages here, we hope to be able to market a
great number of Franklin's products, such as its well-known daily
organizers," Henk told The Jakarta Post at the inauguration
ceremony yesterday.

Franklin's retail stores were renamed Franklin Covey: The
Seven Habits Store after the merger was signed last January.

David Covey, one of Stephen's sons, attended yesterday's
event.

According to Nugroho Supangat, an executive of Covey
Indonesia, the merger was aimed at combining Covey's and
Franklin's products for the benefit of people active in the seven
habit system.

"After participating in the seven habit training course, many
people asked: What's next? We hope participants can now practice
their knowledge from the training by using Franklin products,
such as their time management organizers," Nugroho said.

The seven habits three-day training course costs US$860 per
person and includes food and accommodation.

The center also plans to launch a new eight-hour course at
$275 per person beginning in October. (bsr)