Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don’t embrace the status quo.
HOWARD SCHULTZ
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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Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don’t embrace the status quo.
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Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy.
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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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My passion. My commitment. This is the most important thing in my life other than my family.
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Who wants a dream that’s near-fetched?
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Success is the by-product when you work toward the target.
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The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability. And that has a lot to do with trust.
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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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Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.
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Sometimes you have to create the thing you want to be part of.
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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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In times of adversity and change, we really discover who we are and what we’re made of.
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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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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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A great business has to have a conscience. You have to know who you are and who you are not.
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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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