Hiring people is an art, not a science, and resumes can’t tell you whether someone will fit into a company’s culture.
HOWARD SCHULTZDon’t be threatened by people smarter than you.
More Howard Schultz Quotes
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Everyone starts strong. Success comes to those with unwavering commitment to be at the end.
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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.
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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.
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Don’t be threatened by people smarter than you.
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China traditionally has been a tea-drinking country but we turned them into coffee drinkers.
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In this ever-changing society, the most powerful and enduring brands are built from the heart.
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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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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.
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When we began Starbucks, what I wanted to try to do was to create a set of values, guiding principles, and culture.
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Sometimes you have to create the thing you want to be part of.
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You cant build any kind of organization if you’re not going to surround yourself with people who have experience and skill base beyond your own.
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My parents really wanted me to get out of New York, be exposed to other people, other ways of life.
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The challenge of the retail business is the human condition.
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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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I conduct my life with an expectation that people will do the right thing. Yet even with all my experience, I am still surprised when they do not.
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