“ 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
“ The first step to solving any problem is to accept one’s own accountability for creating it. Stan Slap
“ How much of your time, at your “hourly rate,” is wasted each year because you’re cleaning up after your employees and fixing issues they’ve created or haven’t resolved themselves? Liz Weber
