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 SCHULTZTo be an enduring, great company, you have to build a mechanism for preventing or solving problems that will long outlast any one individual leader.
More Howard Schultz Quotes
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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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At an early age, my mother gave me this feeling that anything is possible, and I believe that.
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Success is empty if you arrive at the finish line alone.
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The success of the Starbucks has been based on this balance between profitability and a social conscience. Everywhere we’re doing business, were trying to manage the business through the lens of humanity.
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Success is best when it is shared.
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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.
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The challenge of the retail business is the human condition.
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Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy.
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While we are a coffee company at heart, Starbucks provides much more than the best cup of coffee—we offer a community gathering place where people come together to connect and discover new things.
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Don’t be threatened by people smarter than you.
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Risk more than others think safe.
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The premium single-cup segment is the fastest-growing business within the global coffee industry.
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Europe has always represented a major strategic opportunity to achieve our goal of creating and building an enduring global brand.
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I can’t imagine a day without coffee. I can’t imagine!
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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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At its core, I believe leadership is about instilling confidence in others.
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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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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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A great business has to have a conscience. You have to know who you are and who you are not.
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Good results is not an entitlement. It has to be earned and earned each individual working day via the lens of humility.
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When you’re surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.
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Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy. The other side of it is that you can’t cut enough costs to save your way to prosperity.
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Starbucks is not an advertiser; people think we are a great marketing company, but in fact we spend very little money on marketing and more money on training our people than advertising.
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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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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.
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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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