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. So much so, that last year I started to write nearly as much about them as I did about my first love, leadership. Thanks for reading, as always, and lead well!

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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. Before SaySay) I’d always worked retail as a part-time job in addition to my full time “real” job, because I loved it.

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The 2 Leadership Traits That Will Set You Apart (and Sustain You For The Long Haul)

Terry Starbucker

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.

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15 Basic Steps To Mind-Blowing Customer Service: Lessons From A.

Terry Starbucker

And I really did come back with a new-found respect for the “retail civility&# demonstrated by the Parisians. To your second point, it is difficult to “pass down&# these kind of customer service values – THAT is one of the supreme leadership challenges we all face, every day. Del, I had a GREAT vacation!

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