“ Leadership creates performance in people because it impacts willingness; it’s a matter of modeling, inspiring, and reinforcing. Stan Slap
“ Careful now: even a financially rewarding, intellectually stimulating work environment isn’t the same as living your own values. Stan Slap
“ The company may have captured their minds, their bodies and their pockets, but that doesn’t mean it’s captured their hearts. Stan Slap
“ Emotional commitment is a personal choice. Managers understand this even if their companies don’t. Stan Slap
“ A manager’s emotional commitment is worth more than their financial, intellectual and physical commitment combined. Stan Slap
“ This is your one and only precious life. Somebody’s going to decide how it’s going to be lived and that person had better be you. Stan Slap
“ Most managers have plenty of emotional commitment to give to their jobs. If they can be convinced it’s safe and sensible to give it. Stan Slap
“ 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
“ A manager’s emotional commitment is the ultimate trigger for their discretionary effort, worth more than financial, intellectual & physical commitment combined. Stan Slap
“ It’s impossible for a company to get what it wants most if managers have to make a choice between their own values and company priorities. Stan Slap
“ Here’s what you need to know most about leadership: Lead your own life first. The only thing in this world that will dependably happen from the top down is the digging of your grave. Stan Slap
“ Human behavior is only unpredictable and dangerous if you don’t start from humanity in the first place. Stan Slap
“ When rewards come from an external source instead of an internal source, they’re unreliable, which means they’re dangerous if you grow to depend on them. Stan Slap
“ The worst thing in your own development as a leader is not to do it wrong. It’s to do it for the wrong reasons. Stan Slap
“ 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
“ When you’re a manager, you work for your company. When you’re a leader, your company works for you. Stan Slap
“ 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 time. Stan Slap
