Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

I moderated a panel last week at a Social Media Club of Portland event that featured local startup Simple , a digital bank that is taking on a trillion dollar industry without a single brick and mortar branch. Photo by Mary Nichols. The conversation was lively, because of the “disruptive” way they have chosen to do business.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 20, 2009

How I dealt with this reality formed the basis of an entirely new approach to my career, and to my life. 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. But fate intervened in a very strange way. I have truly been blessed.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Especially in this social media, uber-connected world, it’s WAY too easy to get pulled into a million directions, and then suddenly find, despite how busy you are, that you’ve accomplished nothing. I’m always seeking good advice I can share about how to make good use of time and ways to achieve greater productivity.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

In my half-full world, the ability to take positive things out of the errors I make is critical to making my life’s journey a fulfilling one (and, in a more “ground level&# way, my business career a successful one). The lessons I’ve taken from my errors have been without a doubt the most valuable of my life.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

But that shouldn’t stand in our way of a general sense of career enjoyment, or finding some meaning in what we do. I could completely relate to this – during the part of my career when I was unhappy, I was always looking at the clock – counting the minutes to when I could go home.

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JUNE 27, 2010

They used to be my constant companions earlier in my career, before PCs, PDAs, laptops, and smart phones. Yes, there was actually a time like that, as strange as it may seem now. And yes, that officially qualifies me as a dinosaur.)

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 28, 2010

But swallow it I did, and I rushed into my career with my skepticism meter cranked up to 10, expecting to ferret out any fraud that came my way. First, my best wishes as you embark on your career. Thanks again for your comment, and good luck with your career! Thank you for your time!

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JULY 1, 2010

When you’re young and all you have is your career, some of your life can be in second place. Life interferes, you know. And then you want your life to take first place, and other people don’t see it that way. They see it that your life has to take second place, and it’s hard.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 13, 2010

The classic “ knee-jerk response “ It can badly wound or even ruin many a career, but it doesn’t have to be that way – if this little “tic&# can be controlled. And a big leadership mistake. Mainly, a very premature and ill-informed action or decision.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 29, 2010

Thanks for your insight and taking those bumps in your career and sharing them so that hopefully others can avoid those bumps and experience others to learn even more. ] Tweet This Post Tagged as: Leadership { 10 comments… read them below or add one } Jesse Petersen April 29, 2010 at 6:02 am It’s a great tool, Terry.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

Here is Denise’s post from her perspective as one who has led change from within organizations like Sony during her corporate career and from the outside as a consulting partner, a role she has played for the past 6 years. We’ve each taken on the topic of influence in leadership and are exchanging blog posts.

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MAY 3, 2010

And yes, we also talked about what makes businesses successful, and how the social media tools that many of us use can play an important role in that success, but the real takeaway this year was that collective kick in the rear we all got to just “do”. Chris Catania May 4, 2010 at 11:25 am “Do Tank,&# I like that. Nice, Yogi quote too.

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MAY 27, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Put Your Dreams On Paper… and Watch What Happens by Starbucker on May 27, 2010 17 years ago, I was sitting at my desk, wondering what became of my career. I was miserable, in a job I hated.

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Kirk Baumann Campus to Career [link] Mario Cantin November 18, 2010 at 1:20 pm Great advive, thank you very much for sharing — I’ll make this article one of the policies in my new startup. That’s a good sign of a leader – knowing that your team brings more value as a whole, not just from one perspective (the boss).

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

I was blessed to meet and visit with Coach Wooden about 25 years ago during my first career as a college hoops coach. If anything, it gives people a reason to want to work with you more (if that makes sense). Rockandrollguru December 2, 2009 at 11:36 am Are you channeling Tina Turner? What a wonderfully warm, caring, loving person.

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JULY 18, 2010

I wish you all the best with your writing, and with your learning and discovery as you finish school and start your career. I’m honored that your brand new blog would feature this post. And yes, I do notice where people put their Blackberrys! All the best!

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JANUARY 3, 2010

Over the course of my career I’ve assembled a very handy annual New Year’s “Checklist&# that helps get me focused and ready for the challenges to come in the days and months ahead, and well positioned for success.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

I’ve seen Jerry and George’s story play out many times over the course of my career, and for those leaders (including myself) that were willing to enter Bizarro world, the weird math almost always played out to that productivity gain. Such is the productivity drag when a leader hangs on too long with a poor performer.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 18, 2010

As I recited that back to my boss he looked at me sternly and said, “ now young man, you’ll remember that, won’t you ?&# I had just received one of the best lessons I’d ever get as a leader, and better still, I got it early in my career. So that meant I would never make a hiring mistake, right? Very enlightening!

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APRIL 25, 2010

I’ve been lucky in my career – there have been many gratifying times where my customers, my teammates, gave me feedback that made my day. And it should be delivered with inspirational flair and evangelical fervor to drive the point home. That is, of course, if you believe it yourself. Or my week. Or sometimes, even my month.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Meantime I launched a singing career. King Jack eventually took the decision out of my hands – my release was surreal, like Scenes From An Italian Restaurant, with sotto voce voices over wine and white tablecloths. “Now Now This Is The Time I need to make the right change”, I thought.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 13, 2009

I found that out pretty early in my career, when my boss at the time decided to challenge me on my dictionary prowess. The funny thing is, when it comes to being a business leader, I feel quite differently about words and how I use them to communicate. It’s a whole different ballgame.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 15, 2010

So many times in my career, I have seen managers choose supervisors for the wrong reason. Managers today need to understand that just because an employee is the best technically at what he/she does, this does not mean that they will be the best supervisors.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2009

LWalters November 12, 2009 at 3:58 pm Your 10 Leadership Battles should be the mantra for job seekers and people in a career transition. .&# ( [link] ) milan November 10, 2009 at 9:15 am check this out. good checklist to remember. Great eye-opener.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 20, 2010

I found that out myself very early in my career – 2 years after I graduated from college I was given a leadership position that I really wasn’t ready for. And it’s unlikely that any amount of remedial training could change the story.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

The career that followed used the best of me and I was able to grow, lead and succeed in ways I could not even have imagined at the time. I had lived with a vision board for almost a year that said ‘San Diego Here I Come’, and pictures of palm trees and beaches. However, the hows took care of themselves through many miracles.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 20, 2010

It was 23 years ago, and I was just starting my leadership career. Thank you for sharing your story about your boss – I love his attitude and am sure that so much of what you later accomplished was because he helped you “fix&# that “can’t&# mentality early on in your career! It’s useless.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

However, I stick fast to my non negotiable values at all times with my personal and business dealings although I confess sometimes to the detriment of my immediate career goals and aspirations. The Corporate world can be a ruthless uncaring environment at times and does not always bring out the best human characteristics.

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