Quotes by Stan Slap

“The worst thing in your own development as a leader is not to do it wrong. Its to do it for the wrong reasons.”

“Your dreams and the dreams of your company may be different, but they are in no way incompatible.”

“When rewards come from an external source instead of an internal source, theyre unreliable, which means theyre dangerous if you grow to depend on them.”

“Providing the ultimate solution to work/life balance: not escaping from work but living the way you want to at work.”

“Your company really has to work for you before youll really work for your company.”

“What companies want most from their managers is what they most stop their managers from giving. What managers want most from their jobs is what they most stop themselves from getting.”

“Human behavior is only unpredictable and dangerous if you dont start from humanity in the first place.”

“Imagine a world where what you say synchs up, not sinks down.”

“Most managers have plenty of emotional commitment to give to their jobs. If they can be convinced its safe and sensible to give it.”

“What managers want most from companies they stop themselves from getting.What companies want most from managers they stop them from giving.”

“This is your one and only precious life. Somebodys going to decide how its going to be lived and that person had better be you.”

“A managers emotional commitment is worth more than their financial, intellectual and physical commitment combined.”

“Values are the individual biases that allow you to decide which actions are true for you alone.”

“Emotional commitment is a personal choice. Managers understand this even if their companies dont.”

“Success for Managers means: I want to be in healthy relationships. I want a real connection with people I spend so much time with.”

“Emotional commitment means unchecked, unvarnished devotion to the company and its success; any legendary organizational performance is the result of emotionally committed managers.”

“Lets get right on top of the bottom line: You must live your personal values at work.”

“The company may have captured their minds, their bodies and their pockets, but that doesnt mean its captured their hearts.”

“Any expert will tell you that if you want emotionally committed relationships then people must be allowed to be true to who they are.”

“Values are deeply held personal beliefs that form your own priority code for living.”