“The myth of management is that your personal values are irrelevant or inappropriate at work.” — 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
“Your dreams and the dreams of your company may be different, but they are in no way incompatible.” — 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
“When you’re not on your own agenda, you’re prey to the agenda of others.” — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“Emotional commitment means unchecked, unvarnished devotion to the company and its success; any legendary organizational performance is the result of emotionally committed… — 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
“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
“Try not to take this the wrong way, but your brain is smarter than you are.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Let’s get right on top of the bottom line: You must live your personal values at work.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“The economy is in ruins! Bottom line? Good management will defeat a bad economy.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Your values are your essence: an undistorted mirror showing you at your pure, attractive best.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“When you don’t know what true for you, everyone else has unusual influence.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“The first step to solving any problem is to accept one’s own accountability for creating it.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Leaders make a lot of mistakes but they admit those mistakes to themselves and change because of them.” — 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
“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
“The heart of a company’s performance is hardwired to the hearts of its managers.” — 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
“Values are deeply held personal beliefs that form your own priority code for living.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Your company really has to work for you before you’ll really work for your company.” — 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
“Do you think your people struggle with being true to themselves? Do their values match up with their work?” — 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
“To integrate one’s experiences around a coherent and enduring sense of self lies at the core of creating a user’s guide to… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“The purpose of leadership is to change the world around you in the name of your values, so you can live those… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Leadership creates performance in people because it impacts willingness; it’s a matter of modeling, inspiring, and reinforcing.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“The first step out of the gate has to be knowing where you want to end up. What do you really want… — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Careful now: even a financially rewarding, intellectually stimulating work environment isn’t the same as living your own values.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“A manager’s emotional commitment is worth more than their financial, intellectual and physical commitment combined.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“A manager’s emotional commitment is worth more than their financial, intellectual and physical commitment combined.” — 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 demand more.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“When you don’t know what true for you, everyone else has unusual influence.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“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
“Being relevant to your customers only when you’re trying to sell something means choosing to be irrelevant to them for the rest of the… — Stan Slap 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
“The heart of a company’s performance is hardwired to the hearts of its managers.” — 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
“Emotional commitment means unchecked, unvarnished devotion to the company and its success; any legendary organizational performance is the result of emotionally committed managers.” — Stan Slap Copy Share Image
“Leaders make a lot of mistakes but they admit those mistakes to themselves and change because of them.” — 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
