Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don’t embrace the status quo.
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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I never wanted to be on any billionaires list. I never define myself by net worth. I always try to define myself by my values.
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Entrepreneurs must love what they do to such a degree that doing it is worth sacrifice and, at times, pain. But doing anything else, we think, would be unimaginable.
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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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Success is empty if you arrive at the finish line alone.
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Any business today that embraces the status quo as an operating principle is going to be on a death march.
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Business leaders cannot be bystanders.
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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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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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A great business has to have a conscience. You have to know who you are and who you are not.
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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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Don’t settle! Embrace a dream–and keep dreaming. Don’t be a bystander. Take it personally.
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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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When you’re surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.
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Risk more than others think safe.
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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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