I was taken by the power that savoring a simple cup of coffee can have to connect people and create community.
HOWARD SCHULTZWhile 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.
More Howard Schultz Quotes
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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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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 parents really wanted me to get out of New York, be exposed to other people, other ways of life.
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One of the fundamental aspects of leadership, I realized more and more, is the ability to instill confidence in others when you yourself are feeling insecure.
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Who wants a dream that’s near-fetched?
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Don’t be threatened by people smarter than you.
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I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It’s seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It’s seeing what other people don’t see And pursuing that vision.
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The premium single-cup segment is the fastest-growing business within the global coffee industry.
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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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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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Risk more than others think safe.
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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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Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don’t embrace the status quo.
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Business leaders cannot be bystanders.
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In life, you can blame a lot of people and you can wallow in self-pity or you can pick yourself up and say listen, I have to be responsible for myself.
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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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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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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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The challenge of the retail business is the human condition.
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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.
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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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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.
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Believe in your dreams and dream big. And then after you’ve done that, dream bigger.
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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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