Effective leaders share two intertwined attributes: an unbridled level of confidence about where their organizations are headed, and the ability to bring people along.
HOWARD SCHULTZSuccess is something that has to be earned every day.
More Howard Schultz Quotes
-
-
China traditionally has been a tea-drinking country but we turned them into coffee drinkers.
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
Success is something that has to be earned every day.
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
People want to be part of something larger than themselves. They want to be part of something they’re really proud of, that they’ll fight for, sacrifice for, that they trust.
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
Sometimes you have to create the thing you want to be part of.
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
Social and digital media is a bullet train, and that bullet train is not coming home.
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
Starbucks is not an advertiser; people think we are a great marketing company, but in fact we spend very little money on marketing and more money on training our people than advertising.
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
Who wants a dream that’s near-fetched?
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
One of the fundamental aspects of leadership, I realized more and more, is the ability to instill confidence in others when you yourself are feeling insecure.
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
We are not in the coffee business serving people, we are in the people business serving coffee.
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability. And that has a lot to do with trust.
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
Don’t be threatened by people smarter than you.
HOWARD SCHULTZ -
Success is empty if you arrive at the finish line alone.
HOWARD SCHULTZ