Terry Starbucker

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Front Line Leadership: The Keys To Managing Millenials, Part 1

Terry Starbucker

Either way, the Millennial generation is quickly becoming the majority workforce, and understanding them* will offer you a competitive edge in your industry (and make your job easier). (*the Recently a survey was conducted that asked preteens about their long term career aspirations - the top three were sports star, pop star and actor.

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The Secrets Of Great Leadership (As Told By 8,000 People Who Love Their Jobs)

Terry Starbucker

They may change shifts or make lateral moves in a company or industry to work for bosses who can become influential leaders in their lives” Note “in their lives” Not just “in their jobs” The happy worker connects the career with a fulfilled life, and a more human leader recognizes that.

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Why You Should Be Leading Your Way Out Of A Job

Terry Starbucker

Several years ago, I had one of the most extraordinary leadership experiences of my career – one of those days that you remember, and draw on, for the rest of your life. I watched as the local technical operations manager presented the weekly operating statistics on the overhead projector. Photo by J. Stephen Conn. Indeed we did.

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The Joy of Leadership

Terry Starbucker

I wanted to be a leader – something I had promised myself I’d doggedly pursue since I had hit my career bottom two years earlier. He mentioned that there just happened to be a staff manager position in the International division available (as if it had just occurred to him). This time, it was all of those things. Would I be interested?

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

Terry Starbucker

After all, I had earned it, having just finished a 28 year run as a CPA, cable company VP of Operations, football stadium project manager, VP of Development for another cable company, and finally, a cable company SVP of Operations. As a project consultant with Northland Communications , keeping a connection with the cable/broadband industry.

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Beyond Profit: Creating An Exceptional Leadership Legacy

Terry Starbucker

One of those people was Bill Bresnan , who ran the cable company, Bresnan Communcations, and several other companies before it, in a career that spanned over 50 years in the same industry. My thoughts centered around three companies – a hotel, a tech juggernaut, and a cable TV company.

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My Great Leadership Discovery: The Utter Simplicity At The Heart Of Any Business

Terry Starbucker

I had heard about Larry many times in the past several years, because the managers in Grand Junction kept citing him as a shining example of an exemplary technician. It indeed served as our connection to a higher purpose – and better still, higher profit, and many of the best operating metrics in the industry.