March, 2012

Terry Starbucker

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9 Awesome Things You Can Learn From Drinking Coffee With Entrepreneurs

Terry Starbucker

Since I moved to Portland about 16 months ago, I’ve hung out with a lot of entrepreneurs, in coffee shops all over town. (Yes, here I spread my coffee dollars around between the national chains and the local brews). For an hour or so, we just chat about their businesses, and about them – and I have to tell you, these discussions have been revelatory for me.

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5 Ways Leaders Can Teach Instead of Tell

Terry Starbucker

“Just get it done” I was 16, and working in a gas station. A customer had come in to get his flat tire fixed. It was a busy day, and my boss was busy handling other customers, so he told me to fix the tire. The trouble was, I had very little experience doing that, and I especially feared the machine that took the tire off the rim – I had merely one chance to watch someone do it a week or two before.

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Failure, or Progress?: Making Mountains into Milestones

Terry Starbucker

(Terry’s Note: This is the latest in a series of posts written by guest writer Adam Tenenbaum , called Front Line Leadership. Adam is currently right in the middle of his leadership journey, overseeing a large staff at a very successful retail operation. He also has previous leadership experience at other prominent companies. His primary focuses have been talent selection, employee engagement, and leadership development.).

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The Ultimate Leadership Balancing Act (But Don’t Get Too Comfortable)

Terry Starbucker

Leadership should never be “ comfortable “ The leadership pool should never be tranquil. Waves are good. The great leader understands this, especially when it comes to managing a staff to successful outcomes. There’s a balancing act that needs to take place, between two ends of what I call the “Management Spectrum” One end is the “Touchy Feely” side (aka Praise and Reward).