And 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 SCHULTZWe are witnessing a seismic change in consumer behavior. That change is being brought about by technology and the access people have to information.
More Howard Schultz Quotes
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Success is something that has to be earned every day.
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Customers must recognize that you stand for something.
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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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Business leaders cannot be bystanders.
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If you pour your heart into your work, or into any worthy enterprise, you can achieve dreams others may think impossible.
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If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.
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Risk more than others think safe.
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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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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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But when you really believe-in yourself, in your dream-you just have to do everything you possibly can to take control and make your vision a reality. No great achievement happens by luck.
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Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy.
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The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability. And that has a lot to do with trust.
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A great business has to have a conscience. You have to know who you are and who you are not.
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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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Don’t be threatened by people smarter than you.
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