black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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.

Howard Schultz

My parents really wanted me to get out of New York, be exposed to other people, other ways of life.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Expose Life Parents
People want guidance, not rhetoric. They need to know what the plan of action is, and how it will be implemented. They want to be given responsibility to help solve the problem and authority to act on it.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Act Action Authority Guidance People Planning Problem Responsibility
Customers must recognize that you stand for something.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Brand Customer Recognition Stand Yourself
Success is the by-product when you work toward the target.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Result Success Target
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Job Myself Promise Security Way
People around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Authentic Experience People World
Don’t be threatened by people smarter than you.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

People Smart Threat Yourself
Good results is not an entitlement. It has to be earned and earned each individual working day via the lens of humility.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Day Earn Goodness Humility Result Work
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Accomplishment Expectation Play Safety System Try Yourself
Who wants a dream that’s near-fetched?
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Break Dreams Need
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Character Definition Myself Person Rich Value
Europe has always represented a major strategic opportunity to achieve our goal of creating and building an enduring global brand.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Achievement Brand Endurance Opportunity Represent Strategy
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

Feeling Fight People Sacrifice Trust
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

Ability Confidence Feeling Fundamental Insecurity Leadership Yourself
Be bold, but be fair. Don’t give in. If others around you have integrity, too, you can prevail.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Bold Give Up Integrity Yourself
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.
HOWARD SCHULTZ

Company Endurance Greatness Leadership Problem Solve

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Howard Schultz Quotes