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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How I Discovered My Leadership Secret Weapon

Terry Starbucker

This group, called Connection Enterprises , would call all new subscribers after they had the service for a week or two, and have a conversation with them, thanking them for their business, and asking a couple of questions about the quality of their service. My secret weapon was about to be unleashed. Asking The Ultimate Question.

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Be Starbucker's Jukebox, And Win A FREE Trip To SOBCon Colorado

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Be Starbucker’s Jukebox, And Win A FREE Trip To SOBCon Colorado by Starbucker on July 22, 2010 It’s no big secret in my SOBCon circles (or any of my friend circles, for that matter) that I like to sing.

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The SOBCon2010 “Blog it, Earn it” Discount- And An All-Expense.

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The SOBCon2010 “Blog it, Earn it&# Discount- And An All-Expense Paid Ticket Giveaway by Starbucker on January 31, 2010 (February 26, 2010 UPDATE : The “Blog It, Earn It&# discount has been extended to April 1, 2010.

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How We Built 4 Pillars of Business Greatness – And The 3 Keys That.

Terry Starbucker

The four pillars were: Uncompromised Quality Golden Rule Service Principled Leadership Full Spectrum Accountability First and foremost, we had to infuse quality in EVERYTHING we did – every interaction and transaction, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. Jay Kuhns November 4, 2010 at 7:41 am I love this piece Terry.

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Why Social Media Is The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread – And.

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Why Social Media Is The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread – And Why It Isn’t by Starbucker on March 10, 2010 Think for a second about what sliced bread did for humanity. So we were able to sleep longer. I so get the.

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So You Think You Can Lead: 6 Surefire Ways To Tell If You're.

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full So You Think You Can Lead: 6 Surefire Ways To Tell If You’re Making The Grade by Starbucker on July 18, 2010 I’m a big fan of “So You Think You Can Dance&# on FOX TV. So what to do?

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