The success of the Starbucks has been based on this balance between profitability and a social conscience. Everywhere we’re doing business, were trying to manage the business through the lens of humanity.
HOWARD SCHULTZGreat companies that build an enduring brand have an emotional relationship with customers that has no barrier. And that emotional relationship is on the most important characteristic, which is trust.
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The premium single-cup segment is the fastest-growing business within the global coffee industry.
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We are witnessing a seismic change in consumer behavior. That change is being brought about by technology and the access people have to information.
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China traditionally has been a tea-drinking country but we turned them into coffee drinkers.
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Social and digital media is a bullet train, and that bullet train is not coming home.
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People around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.
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In life, you can blame a lot of people and you can wallow in self-pity or you can pick yourself up and say listen, I have to be responsible for myself.
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At its core, I believe leadership is about instilling confidence in others.
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Work should be personal. For all of us. Not just for the artist and entrepreneur. Work should have meaning for the accountant, the construction worker, the technologist, the manager and the clerk.
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Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.
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Authentic brands don’t emerge from marketing cubicles or advertising agencies. They emanate from everything the company does.
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People want to be part of something larger than themselves. They want to be part of something they’re really proud of, that they’ll fight for, sacrifice for, that they trust.
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Beverages have to be created. And they’re created by looking at what trend is in, say, the fashion industry – what color’s hot right now.
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I honestly never dreamed at the time that I would one day own the Starbucks and or be in a position where we would have more than 10,000 stores around the world. It has just been an incredible journey for all of us.
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I don’t have any secret sauce and I’m no smarter than anyone else. I will say I have surrounded myself with unbelievable talent that has made my job easier.
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If you pour your heart into your work, or into any worthy enterprise, you can achieve dreams others may think impossible.
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