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 SCHULTZAt its core, I believe leadership is about instilling confidence in others.
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Work should be personal. For all of us. Not just for the artist and entrepreneur. Work should have meaning for the accountant, the construction worker, the technologist, the manager and the clerk.
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Who wants a dream that’s near-fetched?
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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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If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.
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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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Success is the by-product when you work toward the target.
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In this ever-changing society, the most powerful and enduring brands are built from the heart.
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Authentic brands don’t emerge from marketing cubicles or advertising agencies. They emanate from everything the company does.
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Great companies are defined by their discipline and their understanding of who they are and who they are not.
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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.
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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 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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I don’t have any secret sauce and I’m no smarter than anyone else. I will say I have surrounded myself with unbelievable talent that has made my job easier.
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Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy.
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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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