Terry Starbucker

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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. I define success as the fact that I still like to get up and come to work every day. We post merchandise pictures on Facebook once or twice a day, and we sell out of a lot of things we put up there.

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A Leadership Key To Success: Don’t Do Second Things First

Terry Starbucker

Little did I know at the time that Brother George was not only teaching us about Intermediate Accounting, but giving us a leadership key to success, one that I use over and over again with my teammates: Don’t Do Second Things First! A team isn’t going to accomplish much if all they are taking on is the easy stuff.

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Why Leaders Need To Think Like Plumbers (Minus the Wrench)

Terry Starbucker

Note: This is another in a series of “best of” posts that feature my favorite lessons- this one goes back to January 2010). It’s a leader facing reality – and understanding the personalities of everyone on the team. Everybody gets unhappy with something at one point or another. And you don’t even need a wrench.

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15 Steps To Great Leadership (The More Human Way)

Terry Starbucker

It was May of 2010. But there, along that linear path, was the framework, path, and process for leadership success. The More Human Way: 15 Steps To Success. You’re all on the same bus to success. You’re all on the same bus to success. And how can I fit it all in one simple sentence? Yep, that’s about right.

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Why You Should Bring a Startup Founder Mindset To Your Leadership

Terry Starbucker

When I moved here to Portland in 2010 I wasn’t really looking for those folks – I had just gotten out of a long-time corporate career, mostly in the Cable TV business, and was looking to settle into a nice business/leadership consulting practice whilst I kept writing my blog and my book.

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The One Question Every Successful Leader Must Answer (Even Before.

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The One Question Every Successful Leader Must Answer (Even Before It Is Asked) by Starbucker on February 8, 2010 The supervisor is frustrated – in his mind, he has done everything right to manage his team to a successful outcome.

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A Love Song In 1,000 Verses: My Ode To Leadership….And Life

Terry Starbucker

the recent Amazon.com piece in the NY Times) , you CAN can create a high energy culture of accountability, achieve business success, and be a good human at the same time. Contrary to what you may have been reading on the business pages these days (i.e. I put down that marker a couple of years ago , and it defines More Human Leadership.