We have no patent on anything we do and anything we do can be copied by anyone else. But you can’t copy the heart and the soul and the conscience of the company.
HOWARD SCHULTZThe premium single-cup segment is the fastest-growing business within the global coffee industry.
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I think that sometimes the difference between winning and losing, success and failure, is this gray line between will, passion and self-belief that says, ‘I’m going to do this’.
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In this ever-changing society, the most powerful and enduring brands are built from the heart.
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In times of adversity and change, we really discover who we are and what we’re made of.
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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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Entrepreneurs 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.
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Success is empty if you arrive at the finish line alone.
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We are not in the coffee business serving people, we are in the people business serving coffee.
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We are witnessing a seismic change in consumer behavior. That change is being brought about by technology and the access people have to information.
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Hiring people is an art, not a science, and resumes can’t tell you whether someone will fit into a company’s culture.
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People around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.
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Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy.
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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.
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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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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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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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