Terry Starbucker

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What Oregon Entrepreneurs Can Teach All Of Us About Leadership

Terry Starbucker

Since I moved to Portland in 2010 I’ve become fascinated with a particular kind of business person – Oregon entrepreneurs. We’re giving our employees the opportunity to take ownership of their position – and when you give somebody that, and reward them, you get the best quality product.

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The Secret To A Lifetime Of Productivity – And Five Ways To Find It

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The Secret To A Lifetime Of Productivity – And Five Ways To Find It by Starbucker on February 28, 2010 It’s not the “doing&#. Over committing is the cardinal sin of productivity.

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Brilliant Boutique: 10 Keys To Lasting Small Business Success

Terry Starbucker

It wasn’t hard to like Sarah Young as soon as we walked into her downtown store back in 2010, when we first moved to Portland. And, the product is a local brand ( Sock it to Me ). Know your customers to know what to stock.

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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. Acknowledge the people behind the product (seems all too obvious but it must be said).

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Don't Do Second Things First (A Core Lesson in Productivity)

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Don’t Do Second Things First (A Core Lesson in Productivity) by Starbucker on June 27, 2010 Remember those yellow legal note pads? Karen Putz June 29, 2010 at 8:25 am How timely!

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Starbucks and the Product of Last Resort – Fast Always Wins

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Starbucks and the Product of Last Resort – Fast Always Wins by Starbucker on October 3, 2009 This week Starbucks launched its new instant coffee, “VIA&# , to much fanfare. We want our lattes, and we want them now.

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The Joy of Leadership

Terry Starbucker

It was early in 2010… We thought he was indestructible. That’s why I could put myself on the line with the field staff – that’s why I could put my passion, enthusiasm, and emotion to productive work. A More Human Short Story – My Path To Leadership Joy . How were we going to deal with this? He trusted me. I trusted him.