Terry Starbucker

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The One Leadership Lesson That Is Always Worth Repeating…and Repeating

Terry Starbucker

“Boss, you’ve already told me 14 times to play it again” There were many times in the course of my leadership journey where I heard this, loud enough (and exasperatingly enough) where I could hear it: “Oh no, there he goes AGAIN”. Of course, one way is to ask – but how much time do we have to do that? Text it too.

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Leading Past The Target

Terry Starbucker

It was July of 2010, and I was playing a round of golf with my core management team in Billings, Montana. We were having a great ride on this roller coaster, and the cool thing was, there were more thrilling twists and turns ahead of us. Our company had just been sold for a very nice profit for the investors.

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Leaders Should Be (More) Human Too: In Praise of Touchy-Feely

Terry Starbucker

When I look back at 998 posts and pinpoint the day I completely embraced the concept of More Human leadership, and took my first shot at defining it, it was the day I wrote this post in February 2010. Of course not. What happened certainly pleased my boss, but it thoroughly frustrated my staff. Did we hit that budget?

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Leaders As Diplomats: A Short Course in Cross-Functional Communication

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Leaders As Diplomats: A Short Course in Cross-Functional Communication by Starbucker on September 26, 2010 Imagine this scenario: You have assembled a crack team that is highly motivated, efficient, and effective.

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The 10 Core Elements Of The Rally The Troops Leadership Speech

Terry Starbucker

For example, when I was SVP of Operations of Bresnan Communications from 2003-2010 and made hundreds and hundreds of speeches to rally our teammates in city after city in 4 Rocky Mountain states, I never made the same speech twice. Because getting there, of course, is at least half the fun. Or the greatest company in Montana.

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A Leadership Checklist: 10 Things To Do Right Now To Make It A.

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full A Leadership Checklist: 10 Things To Do Right Now To Make It A Great Year by Starbucker on January 3, 2010 As a leader, I’ve learned that getting off to a great start in a new year is very important. Very helpful.

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Play It Again, Sam: The Science of Repeating Things Repeatedly

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Play It Again, Sam: The Science of Repeating Things Repeatedly by Starbucker on October 17, 2010 "Boss, isn't that the 15th time you told me to play it again?" Of course. Why am I so happy to hear this?