Be bold, but be fair. Don’t give in. If others around you have integrity, too, you can prevail.
HOWARD SCHULTZBusiness leaders cannot be bystanders.
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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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Authentic brands don’t emerge from marketing cubicles or advertising agencies. They emanate from everything the company does.
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Europe has always represented a major strategic opportunity to achieve our goal of creating and building an enduring global brand.
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My passion. My commitment. This is the most important thing in my life other than my family.
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In times of adversity and change, we really discover who we are and what we’re made of.
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I conduct my life with an expectation that people will do the right thing. Yet even with all my experience, I am still surprised when they do not.
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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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Sometimes you have to create the thing you want to be part of.
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Everyone starts strong. Success comes to those with unwavering commitment to be at the end.
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Every step of the way, I made a point to underpromise and overdeliver. In the long run, that’s the only way to ensure security in any job.
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Great 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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But when you really believe-in yourself, in your dream-you just have to do everything you possibly can to take control and make your vision a reality. No great achievement happens by luck.
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Always challenge the old ways.
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Who wants a dream that’s near-fetched?
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People around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.
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When we began Starbucks, what I wanted to try to do was to create a set of values, guiding principles, and culture.
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At its core, I believe leadership is about instilling confidence in others.
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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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Risk more than others think safe.
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Starbucks trying to build a different kind of company around the balance of profitably and benevolence. A social conscience. And that isn’t a program it has to be a way of life.
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Success is the by-product when you work toward the target.
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We would take something old and tired and common – coffee – and weave a sense of romance and community around it. We would rediscover the mystique and charm that had swirled around coffee throughout the centuries.
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And with the right mentor, don’t be afraid to expose your vulnerabilities. Admit you don’t know what you don’t know. When you acknowledge your weaknesses and ask for advice, you’ll be surprised how much others will help.
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The challenge of the retail business is the human condition.
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Effective leaders share two intertwined attributes: an unbridled level of confidence about where their organizations are headed, and the ability to bring people along.
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You cant build any kind of organization if you’re not going to surround yourself with people who have experience and skill base beyond your own.
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