Howard Schultz
Passionate conviction ... sparks romances, wins battles, and drives people to pursue dreams others wouldn't dare. Belief in ourselves and in what is right catapults us over hurdles, and our lives unfold.Collection: Dream
When you're building a business or joining a company you have to be transparent, you can't have two sets of information for two sets of people.Collection: Two
Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.Collection: Meaningful
Don't settle! Embrace a dream--and keep dreaming. Don't be a bystander. Take it personally.Collection: Dream
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.Collection: Dream
There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel of people we trust. But we lean forward nonetheless because, despite all risks and rational argument, we believe that the path we are choosing is right and best thing to do. We refuse to be bystanders, even if we do not know exactly where our actions will lead.Collection: Wise
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.Collection: Running
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.Collection: People
I realize that idealism is out of sync with the cynicism of our age. Skepticism has come to be synonymous with sophistication, and glibness is mistaken for intelligence. In such an atmosphere, why bother aiming high? Far too many people don't. I just want to reassure people to have the courage to persevere, to keep following their hearts even when others scoff. Don't be beaten down by naysayers. Don't let the odds scare you from even trying.Collection: Courage
Great companies are defined by their discipline and their understanding of who they are and who they are not.Collection: Discipline
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.Collection: Humanity
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.Collection: Leadership
Who wants a dream that's near-fetched?Collection: Dream
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 insecureCollection: Insecure
Effective leaders share two intertwined attributes: an unbridled level of confidence about where their organizations are headed, and the ability to bring people along.Collection: Leadership
You cant build any kind of organization if youre not going to surround yourself with people who have experience and skill base beyond your own.Collection: Skills
I think we are living in a time where the consumer has lots of choices, whether it's coffee, newspapers or whatever it is. And there is parity in the market place and as a result of that the consumer is beginning to make decisions, not just on what things cost and the convenience of it.Collection: Coffee
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.Collection: Responsibility
Early on I realized that I had to hire people smarter and more qualified than I was in a number of different fields, and I had to let go of a lot of decision-making. I can't tell you how hard that is. But if you've imprinted your values on the people around you, you can dare to trust them to make the right moves.Collection: Letting Go
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.Collection: Journey
Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don't embrace the status quo.Collection: Business
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.Collection: Jobs
Remember: You'll be left with an empty feeling if you hit the finish line alone. When you run a race as a team, though, you'll discover that much of the reward comes from hitting the tape together. You want to be surrounded not just by cheering onlookers but by a crowd of winners, celebrating as one.Collection: Running
Always challenge the old ways.Collection: Challenges
Customers don't always know what they want. The decline in coffee-drinking was due to the fact that most of the coffee people bought was stale and they weren't enjoying it. Once they tasted ours and experienced what we call "the third place" ... a gathering place between home and work where they were treated with respect.. they found we were filling a need they didn't know they had.Collection: Educational
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.Collection: Advice
My mother taught me something at a young age - she said 'you are the company you keep.' To define yourself by some label or some level of resources - that's pretty shallow.Collection: Mother
Good results is not an entitlement. It has to be earned and earned each individual working day via the lens of humility.Collection: Inspirational
The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability. And that has a lot to do with trust.Collection: Leader
My passion. My commitment. This is the most important thing in my life other than my family.Collection: Passion
Authentic brands don't emerge from marketing cubicles or advertising agencies. They emanate from everything the company does.Collection: Inspirational
In this ever-changing society, the most powerful and enduring brands are built from the heart.Collection: Motivational
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.Collection: Artist
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.Collection: Self
Overnight the digital age had changed the course of history for our company. Everything that we thought was in our control no longer was. But within a year we had invested in social media and digital experts. Now Starbucks is the number one brand on Facebook.Collection: Business
It's ironic that retailers and restaurants live or die on customer service, yet their employees have some of the lowest pay and worst benefits of any industry. That's one reason so many retail experiences are mediocre for the public.Collection: Ironic
We will never-and I mean never-turn our backs on our employees.Collection: Inspiring
While their service is ending, our responsibility is just beginning!Collection: Responsibility
The entrepreneurial opportunity in America is alive and well.Collection: Opportunity
Mass advertising can help build brands, but authenticity is what makes them last. If people believe they share values with a company, they will stay loyal to the brand.Collection: Believe
When we love something, emotion often drives our actions. This is the gift and the challenge entrepreneurs face every day. The companies we dream of and build from scratch are part of us and intensely personal. They are our families. Our lives. But the entrepreneurial journey is not for everyone. Yes, the highs are high and the rewards can be thrilling. But the lows can break your heart. 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 unimaginableCollection: Dream
There's a metaphor Vincent Eades likes to use: "If you examine a butterfly according to the laws of aerodynamics, it shouldn't be able to fly. But the butterfly doesn't know that, so it flies.Collection: Butterfly
To stay vigorous, a company needs to provide a stimulating and challenging environment for all these types: the dreamer, the entrepreneur, the professional manager, and the leader. If it doesn't, it risks becoming yet another mediocre corporation.Collection: Entrepreneur
More than anything else, technology will pave the way for innovative change at Starbucks. The bulk of Starbucks' innovation over the next several years will be technology-focused.Collection: Technology
The companies that are lasting are those that are authentic.Collection: Lasting
Sometimes the difference between winning and losing is will. The will to make it happen.Collection: Inspirational
Believe in your dreams and dream big. And then after you’ve done that, dream bigger.Collection: Startup
In times of adversity and change, we really discover who we are and what we’re made of.Collection: Adversity
Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.Collection: Inspirational Entrepreneurship