Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t (2001). In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.” Ineffective companies operate only from the other two layers.

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

In addition, because of the successive generations entering the workforce, rising education levels, globalization, the flattening of organizations, and an increased willingness to change careers and companies, employees have come to understand they can add more value doing meaningful work.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

I thought hiring good engineers would be easy when I launched my startup, Julu Mobile , in Shanghai in early 2011. Joining a startup company early is an exciting opportunity and potential path to glory for them. However, I soon learned that hiring the best and brightest would be a lot harder than I thought. I was shocked.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 25, 2010

In my half-full world, the ability to take positive things out of the errors I make is critical to making my life’s journey a fulfilling one (and, in a more “ground level&# way, my business career a successful one). I didn’t bail out in time because I didn’t acknowledge my mistake.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

I think the work that Duane Trammell and Ann McGee-Cooper and their associates have been doing with companies like Southwest Airlines and TDIndustries are stellar examples of what can be done within organizations once they make a commitment to servant-leadership. We’ve had 10 issues since 2005. Ben : I love it.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 7, 2010

That’s the critical question in sustaining a long and fruitful career, or keeping a business at the heights of profitability. So while I certainly was learning some valuable lessons in that position, I really wasn’t trying to propel my career forward. The company must keep climbing. You’ve achieved success. Work Happy Now!

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Mary Beth Wilkerson November 2, 2010 at 3:33 pm I teach a hiring class at my company and would love to use this advise if youa re okay with us posting your link to our site. Ann Sabo November 3, 2010 at 1:01 pm The problem with the interview process used in most companies is that it is extremely time-consuming and often ineffective.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 25, 2010

However, to truly move the quality of the service being delivered into the realm of “difference making&# , we must talk often about the human side of the equation, and the real benefits that accrue, to the company, and most importantly, to the individual. That is, of course, if you believe it yourself. Or my week.

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Modern Servant Leader

JUNE 15, 2018

I think the work that Duane Trammell and Ann McGee-Cooper and their associates have been doing with companies like Southwest Airlines and TDIndustries are stellar examples of what can be done within organizations once they make a commitment to servant-leadership. We’ve had 10 issues since 2005. Ben : I love it.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 20, 2009

How I dealt with this reality formed the basis of an entirely new approach to my career, and to my life. Out of the blue, I got a call from an executive recruiter who was looking for a particular kind of accountant to “run” a service company with over 425,000 customers. But fate intervened in a very strange way.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

Over the course of my career I’ve assembled a very handy annual New Year’s “Checklist&# that helps get me focused and ready for the challenges to come in the days and months ahead, and well positioned for success. It’s also a good time to think about 2010 public relations opportunities for you or your company.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 27, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Put Your Dreams On Paper… and Watch What Happens by Starbucker on May 27, 2010 17 years ago, I was sitting at my desk, wondering what became of my career. I was miserable, in a job I hated.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Here is Denise’s post from her perspective as one who has led change from within organizations like Sony during her corporate career and from the outside as a consulting partner, a role she has played for the past 6 years. We’ve each taken on the topic of influence in leadership and are exchanging blog posts.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Then, it was for a series of missed deadlines. Now, he was there because of a careless error that cost the company a customer. First it was for some poorly completed work. Jerry had hired George several years ago and taken him under his wing, and had spent a lot of time with him, trying to groom him into a high performer.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 15, 2010

Consequently, a lot of companies take a pass on any organized programs and let on the job training do most of the work for them. Some supervisors figure it out fast enough, and fend for themselves very well. On the other hand there are many examples of companies who make this commitment, and prove that the investment is worth it.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

I was blessed to meet and visit with Coach Wooden about 25 years ago during my first career as a college hoops coach. Jeanne, “have fun and get it done&# is about the best mantra any company could have. Our company has always had a strong family feel (the owners are brother and sister). I also appreciate the encouragement!

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 28, 2010

But swallow it I did, and I rushed into my career with my skepticism meter cranked up to 10, expecting to ferret out any fraud that came my way. First, my best wishes as you embark on your career. Thanks again for your comment, and good luck with your career! Or, is it something that was completely out of your control?

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 18, 2010

As I recited that back to my boss he looked at me sternly and said, “ now young man, you’ll remember that, won’t you ?&# I had just received one of the best lessons I’d ever get as a leader, and better still, I got it early in my career. So that meant I would never make a hiring mistake, right? Make sense?

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

There are concrete examples of companies that are knocking it out of the park who’s leaders live and breathe these guidelines. There was a great NPR story last week about two companies – Lincoln Electric and Hypertherm that have adopted a ‘no-layoff’ model. SURESHKUMAR.S good checklist to remember.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

The company that I’ve worked for over the last 16 years is being sold, and so, next weekend, my wife and I will be moving from Connecticut to Portland, Oregon. The career that followed used the best of me and I was able to grow, lead and succeed in ways I could not even have imagined at the time.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At any given moment, about 5%–7% of companies either are in free fall or are about to be. And here’s a sobering fact: Only about 10%–15% of those companies will ever pull out of it. Clearly, something else, beyond the disruptive technology itself, is behind the demise of companies like Kodak.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

That company was a pioneer in the audio component market, having entered the MP3 market before Apple. ” In my first year in Singapore we might hear news about a company landing venture funding every few months, and an exit (cashing out either through an IPO or by selling itself to a larger company) every year.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 20, 2010

It was 23 years ago, and I was just starting my leadership career. Thank you for sharing your story about your boss – I love his attitude and am sure that so much of what you later accomplished was because he helped you “fix&# that “can’t&# mentality early on in your career! It’s useless.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 10, 2010

I visit my company’s field operations quite often, and I like to talk personally with as many folks as I can. The karma comes back to me when I get e-mails or letters about how just showing up, and taking the time to chat, made a difference in how they felt about their jobs.

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