Reboot Podcast Episode #118 – The Business Case for Love – with Steve Farber

Memorable Quotes:

“Leadership has nothing to do with your position or title. It’s about how you engage and it’s about your ability to influence people and have an impact on the world around you regardless of your position or title.” – Steve Farber

“The choice to lead is intrinsically scary because leadership is about the act of transformation on some level or another.” – Steve Farber

“Love is the motivation. It’s the impetus that gets us to step up, to take a stand, to stick our necks out, to attempt to really change things.” – Steve Farber

“If I love the cause, if I love the people I’m working with then it makes the challenge worthwhile.” – Steve Farber

“What could possibly be wrong with creating a culture, or an environment in a business that people love working in?” – Steve Farber

“I believe that we’re wired as children to seek love, safety, and belonging, which are all attributes of love. Somehow we end up creating organizational structures where love is unacceptable, where it’s totally unsafe and nobody feels like they belong. And then we wonder why people aren’t passionate about their work or engaged in the company.” – Jerry Colonna

“If you’re not doing your job or if you’re ill-suited for your job, I can love you enough to tell you this ain’t working out.” – Steve Farber

“The collective idea we’ve bought into is that love means lower standards. Nothing could be further from the truth. Love means higher standards.” – Steve Farber

“The best leaders, the most successful teams, they love what they do, and they love the people they do it with.” – Steve Farber

“We do the work that we need to do in order to do the work that we love to do.” – Jerry Colonna

“It actually takes work and discipline to be a good human being.” – Steve Farber