Any business today that embraces the status quo as an operating principle is going to be on a death march.
HOWARD SCHULTZVictory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.
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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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We are not in the coffee business serving people, we are in the people business serving coffee.
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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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Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy. The other side of it is that you can’t cut enough costs to save your way to prosperity.
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Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy.
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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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Whatever you do, don’t play it safe. Don’t do things the way they’ve always been done. Don’t try to fit the system. If you do what’s expected of you, you’ll never accomplish more than others expect.
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Don’t settle! Embrace a dream–and keep dreaming. Don’t be a bystander. Take it personally.
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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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Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don’t embrace the status quo.
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Social and digital media is a bullet train, and that bullet train is not coming home.
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Be bold, but be fair. Don’t give in. If others around you have integrity, too, you can prevail.
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When you’re surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.
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Everyone starts strong. Success comes to those with unwavering commitment to be at the end.
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My mother taught me something at a young age – she said ‘you are the company you keep.’ To define yourself by some label or some level of resources – that’s pretty shallow.
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