Jerry Roth > Quotes

“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

“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

“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

“Dog lovers and cat lovers have totally different styles of management.”
― 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

“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

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

“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

“The Boss's rules: 1) Do your job. 2) Have fun.”
― 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

“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

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

“We have the right, and we have the duty, to have a good time!”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Culture is a strategy, not a tactic. Every tactic that you use to run your business is creating your culture. Whether you do it on purpose, accidentally, or naturally, that is your culture. That is what the boss would do.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“What Would the Boss Do? – Where do you start? Like drinking from a firehose – not all at once, just get wet”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“A dollar has decreased in value while time has not. An hour is still an hour whether you get paid $2 an hour or $200 an hour. Therefore, time is the most valuable asset in the world.”
― 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

“Our only reason for existing is to help each other.
But just like the oxygen on an airplane, you must put your mask on first before you can help someone else.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Whenever you set out to do something, you must invest 3 things: Your time, your money, and your ego. When a lot of time or a lot of money has been burned through, the only thing that keeps you in the race, for good or for bad, is your ego.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“In each domain of life - financial, relationships, parenting, happiness, etc. - whatever problem we have is rooted in our ignorance - our lack of knowledge. If we seek to find the right book, mentor, or advice, we can overcome all problems.”
― 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

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