“The economy is in ruins! Bottom line? Good management will defeat a bad economy.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Human behavior is only unpredictable and dangerous if you don’t start from humanity in the first place.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. It might help if we ran the… — Grace Hopper Copy Share Image
“Providing the ultimate solution to work/life balance: not escaping from work but living the way you want to at work.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“There will be plenty of other problems in the future. This is as good a time as any to get ahead of… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“You don't have to fear your own company being perceived as human. You want it. People don't trust companies; they trust people.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“When you’re a manager, you work for your company. When you’re a leader, your company works for you.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“You can stuff yourself with emotional fulfillment until it’s dribbling down your chin & your ego will quickly chomp it down and… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“This is your one and only precious life. Somebody’s going to decide how it’s going to be lived and that person had… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Management controls performance in people because it impacts skills; it’s a matter of monitoring, analyzing and directing.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“You've lost command when you ask your own staff officer to step up and he responds, "now is not a good time… — Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army Copy Share Image
“Work/life balance is not about escaping work. It’s about living exactly the way you want to when you’re at work.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Your company is its own competition and can deliver itself debilitating blows the competition only dreams of.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Companies should be the best possible place to practice fulfillment, to live out values and to realize deep connectivity and purpose.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“The company may have captured their minds, their bodies and their pockets, but that doesn’t mean it’s captured their hearts.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Any expert will tell you that if you want emotionally committed relationships then people must be allowed to be true to who… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“The high quality of a company’s customer experience rarely has anything to do with the high price of their product.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“It’s impossible for a company to get what it wants most if managers have to make a choice between their own values… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Success for Managers means: I want to be in healthy relationships. I want a real connection with people I spend so much… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“The worst thing in your own development as a leader is not to do it wrong. It’s to do it for the… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Do you think your people struggle with being true to themselves? Do their values match up with their work?” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“The different kinds of work require different people to perform the task. You must fulfil your specific task.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
“What managers want most from companies they stop themselves from getting. What companies want most from managers they stop them from giving.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Why live my personal values at work? This is an excellent question to ask. If your attorneys are planning an insanity defense.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Values are the individual biases that allow you to decide which actions are true for you alone.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“When rewards come from an external source instead of an internal source, they’re unreliable, which means they’re dangerous if you grow to… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“The myth of management is that your personal values are irrelevant or inappropriate at work.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Leaders are people who know exactly who they are. They know exactly where they want to go. They’re hell-bent on getting there.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Profitability. Growth. Quality. Exceeding customer expectations. These are not examples of values. These are examples of corporate strategies being sold to you… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Being relevant to your customers only when you’re trying to sell something means choosing to be irrelevant to them for the rest… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“What first separates a leader from a normal human being? A leader knows who they are as a human being.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Instead of waiting for a leader you can believe in, try this: Become a leader you can believe in.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“Your dreams and the dreams of your company may be different, but they are in no way incompatible.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Most managers have plenty of emotional commitment to give to their jobs. If they can be convinced it’s safe and sensible to… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Success means: I want to know the work I do means something to somebody and helps make the world, if not a… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Hard-core results come from igniting the massive power of emotional commitment. Are your people committed?” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“A manager’s emotional commitment is the ultimate trigger for their discretionary effort, worth more than financial, intellectual & physical commitment combined.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Emotional commitment is a personal choice. Managers understand this even if their companies don’t.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
