We need to put ourselves in the shoes of our customers. That is my new battle cry. Live and breathe Starbucks the way our customers do.
HOWARD SCHULTZCutting 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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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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Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don’t embrace the status quo.
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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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This may sound a bit naive, but I got here by believing in big dreams.
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In this ever-changing society, the most powerful and enduring brands are built from the heart.
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Be bold, but be fair. Don’t give in. If others around you have integrity, too, you can prevail.
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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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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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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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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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I honestly never dreamed at the time that I would one day own the Starbucks and or be in a position where we would have more than 10,000 stores around the world. It has just been an incredible journey for all of us.
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I was taken by the power that savoring a simple cup of coffee can have to connect people and create community.
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Great companies that build an enduring brand have an emotional relationship with customers that has no barrier. And that emotional relationship is on the most important characteristic, which is trust.
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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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