Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 13, 2017

When I moved to Portland Oregon back in 2010, my intentions were to exist in a state of “semi-retirement” – that is, blending a little bit of work with a lot more down time. Those couple of things were the leadership traits that fueled and sustained me throughout my career, through the good times and the not-so-good times.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 31, 2010

As they often say in retail stores about handling merchandise, “ If you break it you own it”. Terry Reply Gwyn Teatro November 8, 2010 at 5:06 pm Hi Terry, I like what you have to say about universal laws serving as our foundation. Breaking an established rule usually comes with a measure of risk. It’s a time to laugh.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2011

That’s what will make the difference between a company that might get by and one that is good or even great. He is also CEO of Max-Ventures, a venture capital and retail consulting firm, and founder and CEO of Max-Wellness, a comprehensive health and wellness retail chain that launched in 2010. Use a rifle, not a shotgun.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. Here, real estate developers and managers can orient their tenant selection around companies that provide higher-paying, family-supporting jobs with pathways for upward mobility and careers.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2015

A recent analysis by my firm, Weber Shandwick, found that 80% of the chief executive officers of the world’s largest 50 companies are engaged online and on social media. We audited a range of sites and platforms to see how CEOs are engaging socially and compared these results to its 2010 and 2012 findings. NextGreatLeader.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

As a female entrepreneur who has built a successful company over the past decade, I forced myself to look even further ahead and determine what might be coming, not just in 2013 but in the next five years or so. In a 2010 survey, a record 36% of women ages 25-29 had attained a bachelor’s degree compared to 28% of men of the same age.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I also argued in my last post that the CEO has a critical and unique role to play in process improvement, enabling a companys activities to be redesigned across functions and divisions. But if board members conclude that their companys vitality depends on process improvement, what kind of CEO should they choose?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

The New York Times exposed the international retail giant's history of bribing Mexican government officials in order to dominate that market. Top executives systematically swept the company's misdeeds under the rug despite stern advice from its general counsel and internal investigator. Take Wal-Mart, for example.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

In my teacher's mind, it was an investment in a future career. But my parents gave in, and purchased a beautiful viola that helped me sit 1st and 2nd chair in high school and college respectively, but doesn't help in my consulting career. As might retail investor services, which has led to the rise of Schwab and E-Trade.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

8:07 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Armin Trost | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Too often I hear even HR people saying, "HR is too important to be left to HR." Moreover, almost everybody in a company has certain opinions about how to do HR. Most companies need a strong HR.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

He advises some of the world’s biggest companies on environmental strategy. The Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." Follow him on Twitter at @GreenAdvantage. In the U.S. Its another thing to see the green focus up close.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

Sumeet Goel, who founded HighPoint Associates , a professional advisory firm that staffs independent consultants at companies ranging from midsize ones to the Fortune 500, agrees that many freelancers often happen into it: “I’d say 90% go down this path because of circumstance. All of this preparation has paid off.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2015

Starting his career as a trainee at 7-11, he worked his way quickly through the ranks, gaining a reputation for operational excellence. Once again, he had turned around a struggling company, transformed its business model and made its operations hum. Today, we must learn how to shape networks around a shared purpose.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Now consider the joint judgment involved in a process of co-creation , whereby companies collaborate with customers or other partners to bring new offerings to market. He is author (with Josiah Ober) of A Company of Citizens: What the Worlds First Democracy Teaches Leaders About Creating Great Organizations.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 10, 2011

But even if you embrace a less extreme version of the old ‘command and control’ style of leadership, you’re blocking the natural flow of the life’s blood of the company. Yet one of the biggest threats facing small, medium-size, and, yes, even Fortune 500 companies is inertia. Innovation.

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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 6, 2017

Several years ago I sat down with the CEO of a fast-growing retail business. The company started as a single store, but about a decade later it was a national chain on the heels of filing an IPO. I asked the CEO, whom I’ll call Mike, about the secret of his company’s rapid growth. His answer blew me away.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative 11:52 AM Wednesday November 24, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Business is, above all, busy. The catch is that most companies dont know how to reflect.

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Roundtable Talk

JULY 21, 2010

This isn’t the first time Hsieh has sold a company. of companies say that their customer is #1, the difference with Zappos.com is they really walk the talk. The company is guided by a set of 10 core values. AD Atticus | July 25, 2010 at 8:32 PM | An awesome post, thanks for sharing! billion (yes billion) dollars.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

If you had asked Singaporeans in 2010 to identify a successful local start-up, they might have paused for a few minutes before mentioning Creative Labs. That company was a pioneer in the audio component market, having entered the MP3 market before Apple. With the cautionary notes in mind, I arrived in Singapore in March 2010.

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