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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.

Howard Schultz

Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.
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Achievement Meaning Person Team Work Victory
At an early age, my mother gave me this feeling that anything is possible, and I believe that.
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Age Believe Early Feeling Inspirational Mom Myself Possible
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.
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Company Endurance Greatness Leadership Problem Solve
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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Expectation Experience Life Myself People Right Surprise
We woke up one day, and all the sudden Starbucks was in the middle of this political crossfire between the people who want to bring a gun into Starbucks and the people who want to prevent it. It is a very difficult, fragile situation.
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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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Brand Character Company Emotional Endurance Greatness Relationship Trust
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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Believe Job Myself Secret Smart Surround Talent
I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It’s seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It’s seeing what other people don’t see And pursuing that vision.
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Believe Life Missing Myself People Pursue Sight
The premium single-cup segment is the fastest-growing business within the global coffee industry.
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Business Coffee Fast Growth Industry
When companies fail, or fail to grow, it’s almost always because they don’t invest in the people, the systems, and the processes they need.
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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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Achievement Believe Dreams Greatness Inspirational Luck Possible Reality Vision Yourself
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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Act Action Authority Guidance People Planning Problem Responsibility
Customers must recognize that you stand for something.
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Brand Customer Recognition Stand Yourself
My passion. My commitment. This is the most important thing in my life other than my family.
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If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.
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Who wants a dream that’s near-fetched?
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