Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

People vs. Process - It’s as simple as this: a process is only as good as the people executing it. Processes are important -but they must “fit&# the people executing them. Focus on the people first, and while you’re at it, make sure your charges truly understand the context and purpose behind the processes.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Leaders Can Be Human Too: In Praise of Touchy-Feely by Starbucker on February 14, 2010 My first executive leadership opportunity came very early for me – at age 27.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

It all lies in the execution and ability to keep ones ego in check and desire to seek first to understand and then be understood. ] Tweet This Post Tagged as: cross-functional communication , Leadership , Tom Peters { 3 comments… read them below or add one } Mike Shrader September 30, 2010 at 3:53 pm 100% spot on!

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 31, 2010

Those norms should be carefully calibrated and modified as the team is built and executes its duties & responsibilities. Let’s set out some clear “directions&# for the maximum effectiveness of “ you did a great job “: It should only be used to praise performance which exceeds an established “norm&#.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 28, 2010

I lived or died on how well I executed. That’s what I got nearly 30 years ago when, as an auditor at a public accounting firm, I was assigned a job I had to complete totally on my own. It was indeed terrifying, but boy oh boy, was it empowering! I didn’t have to rely on anyone else.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 18, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Square Pegs, Round Holes, and the Peter Principle by Starbucker on April 18, 2010 In 1987, during my first few months as a fledgling executive, my new boss asked (no, ordered) me to read the book “ The Peter Principle ”, by Laurence J.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 25, 2010

Thanx Jesse Petersen April 26, 2010 at 9:37 pm I try to execute this every day. You’re right, it’s pretty darn basic, but most people (me included) keep forgetting it. It comes down to being present like a Jedi. Focus, focus and interest – here I goooooooo.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 23, 2010

I think a great follow-up article is how to execute getting to the same page in the meeting, especially with remote people attending. But all assume we’re on the same page. Great points on the need for the meeting, Terry. I have a suspicion you’d be very good at outlining it! This has to be done personally.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 8, 2009

He also was asked about his core Leadership principles – he cited 5: Have a vision Lay out a strategy Get the right people to execute it Sell it Use your charisma Nothing very complicated here – once again, it’s usually all hiding in plain sight.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 16, 2010

The connection between the execution of the job to these standards and customer satisfaction needs to be clearly laid out, but since the company is already soliciting a lot of customer feedback, this shouldn’t be a problem.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 9, 2010

The teaching element of leadership is so often overlooked and overshadowed by more glamorous things like vision, strategy and execution. We are teaching HOW to work – and the only way to do that is to dive in with them.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Out of the blue, I got a call from an executive recruiter who was looking for a particular kind of accountant to “run” a service company with over 425,000 customers. I quickly rose through the ranks in my accounting role, and in 5 years I was in a prime position to make it to partner and “lock in” the rest of my career.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 28, 2010

Next thing I knew, the “final&# reserve in our audit report was the same as the client’s original number. What happened? Too much reliance on the “past relationship&#.

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