Terry Starbucker

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20 Easy Ways to Take Social Media A Little Less Seriously

Terry Starbucker

A novelty becomes a fad, a fad becomes a phenomenon, a phenomenon becomes an industry. Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full 20 Easy Ways to Take Social Media A Little Less Seriously by Starbucker on November 22, 2009 It was bound to happen.

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A Leader's Bizarro Math: When 10 Minus 1 Equals 12

Terry Starbucker

George also knew that his skills were in high demand in his industry, and he figured there would be a reluctance to come down on him very hard because he’d be difficult to replace. He was right.

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Leaders Can Be Human Too: In Praise of Touchy-Feely

Terry Starbucker

I think fear-based management is a carry over from the industrial age and scarcity days. Which by the way – that is the reason of the existence of our company. Meier February 15, 2010 at 1:52 am Beautiful reflection and insight.

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A (Not So) Magic Formula For Sustainable Business Excellence

Terry Starbucker

He had just spent several days reviewing our business operations, and after absorbing our successes and industry-leading metrics, he couldn’t figure it out on his own. So he was compelled to ask me that question, perhaps hoping I would reply with some magic formula that he could take back home with him.

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

Terry Starbucker

i wrote about this here a few weeks ago ( [link] ) as relates to the American Booksellers Assoc suing Target, Walmart and Amazon for price cutting and threatening the local bookseller industry. And as you noted, you were happy to pay a premium for it. What a missed opportunity here.

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9 Ways Social Media Can Make You A Better Leader

Terry Starbucker

The ability to receive instant feedback and information from industry sources and customers is truly revolutionary. I think this is particularly interesting from the larger perspective of companies and how they engage in social media.

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Exclusive: Chris Garrett Reveals His Secrets of Success (and More.

Terry Starbucker

Generosity, empathy, putting others needs first, standing up for things … it saddens me that many of the “gurus&# that people in this industry turn to do not have these qualities. The human qualities I felt these people possessed I think are sadly scarce but are the reasons for their success.