Let’s get right on top of the bottom line: You must live your personal values at work.
— Stan SlapLeadership creates performance in people because it impacts willingness; it’s a matter of modeling, inspiring, and reinforcing.
— Stan SlapTo integrate one’s experiences around a coherent and enduring sense of self lies at the core of creating a user’s guide to life.
— Stan SlapYour dreams and the dreams of your company may be different, but they are in no way incompatible.
— Stan SlapBeing 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 SlapWhat managers want most from companies they stop themselves from getting.What companies want most from managers they stop them from giving.
— Stan SlapThere will be plenty of other problems in the future. This is as good a time as any to get ahead of them.
— Stan SlapDo you think your people struggle with being true to themselves? Do their values match up with their work?
— Stan SlapProfitability. Growth. Quality. Exceeding customer expectations. These are not examples of values. These are examples of corporate strategies being sold to you as values.
— Stan SlapThe purpose of leadership is to change the world around you in the name of your values, so you can live those values more fully.
— Stan Slap