To be an enduring, great company, you have to build a mechanism for preventing or solving problems that will long outlast any one individual leader.
HOWARD SCHULTZAuthentic brands don’t emerge from marketing cubicles or advertising agencies. They emanate from everything the company does.
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People want guidance, not rhetoric. They need to know what the plan of action is, and how it will be implemented. They want to be given responsibility to help solve the problem and authority to act on it.
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Customers must recognize that you stand for something.
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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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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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It’s one thing to dream, but when the moment is right, you’ve got to be willing to leave what’s familiar and go out to find your own sound.
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Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy.
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Who wants a dream that’s near-fetched?
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I can’t imagine a day without coffee. I can’t imagine!
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People around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.
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Great companies are defined by their discipline and their understanding of who they are and who they are not.
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Hiring people is an art, not a science, and resumes can’t tell you whether someone will fit into a company’s culture.
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Risk more than others think safe.
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The challenge of the retail business is the human condition.
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One of the fundamental aspects of leadership, I realized more and more, is the ability to instill confidence in others when you yourself are feeling insecure.
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At an early age, my mother gave me this feeling that anything is possible, and I believe that.
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