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 SCHULTZI 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 SCHULTZWe 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.
HOWARD SCHULTZBe bold, but be fair. Don’t give in. If others around you have integrity, too, you can prevail.
HOWARD SCHULTZA great business has to have a conscience. You have to know who you are and who you are not.
HOWARD SCHULTZIn life, you can blame a lot of people and you can wallow in self-pity or you can pick yourself up and say listen, I have to be responsible for myself.
HOWARD SCHULTZPeople around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.
HOWARD SCHULTZBeverages have to be created. And they’re created by looking at what trend is in, say, the fashion industry – what color’s hot right now.
HOWARD SCHULTZTo be an enduring, great company, you have to build a mechanism for preventing or solving problems that will long outlast any one individual leader.
HOWARD SCHULTZSocial and digital media is a bullet train, and that bullet train is not coming home.
HOWARD SCHULTZI 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.
HOWARD SCHULTZSuccess is something that has to be earned every day.
HOWARD SCHULTZAnd 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.
HOWARD SCHULTZThe premium single-cup segment is the fastest-growing business within the global coffee industry.
HOWARD SCHULTZEntrepreneurs 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.
HOWARD SCHULTZSometimes you have to create the thing you want to be part of.
HOWARD SCHULTZAt its core, I believe leadership is about instilling confidence in others.
HOWARD SCHULTZ