Jerry Roth > Quotes

“The leader’s job is to stir the pot without letting it boil over. To regulate disequilibrium. To keep people in a productive, discomfort zone.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Liberal and libertine are quickly becoming synonymous – unrestrained from convention or morality.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“You might be born rich, you might be born poor, but everyone is born with one extremely valuable trait – Your Word.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“You cannot help people who won't help themselves.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“The actions of most bosses are unconscious, subliminal, and habitual. Whether they are with good intentions or evil is what’s important.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“The goal is not to leave them your stuff;
It’s to leave them your stories.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“The Boss's rules: 1) Do your job. 2) Have fun.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Getting a 5-star review is easy. Not getting anything less than 5 stars is harder. If you can eliminate the complaints, your score will always be higher than everyone else.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Skills plus Timing equals Good Luck”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Wisdom starts with curiosity.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Capitalism isn’t biased, bigoted, sexist, or racist.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Washington D.C. is a workplace environment that doesn’t reward loyalty and courage, only treachery and self-interest.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Spending time or money is not the same as Investing time or money”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Sales and marketing are the face of your business. Operations are the brains of your business. Company culture, like all cultures, is in the heart of the leader, The Boss. Your heart is the company culture”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“AI is just another technology, and it does not change your brand plan!”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Your purpose in life as a boss is to have people tell you, “It’s a privilege to work for you.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Nothing will kill a great employee faster than watching you tolerate a bad one.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“You can't have a plan without goals. Goals without a plan are just dreams.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Dog lovers and cat lovers have totally different styles of management.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Think like an owner – about your job and your life. Owners focus on results regardless of who is watching.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“For over 50 years management has told us we should feel lucky to have a job. For the next 50 years we need to tell management they are lucky to have us.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“PASSION: Extreme, compelling emotion; intense emotional drive or excitement. You can’t be passionate about something you only like or dislike. You have to love it or hate it!”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Happy employees create happy customers. Happy customers create repeat business.
Repeat business creates better morale.
Better morale creates a happy workplace.
A happy workplace creates happy employees”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Evangelists are not the same as extremists.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Don’t ever worry about your money or it will take offense and not come out to play.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Just because employees have a problem does not mean that the employees are the problem.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Good leaders are like coffee: Boiling water doesn’t change them; they change the water.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Hire for personality first, skills second.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“The right Company Culture will help you grow bigger, last longer, have more fun.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Education is never cheap, but it is always worth it.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0