Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 4, 2016

I’ve been fortunate enough over the course of my 34-year career to have arrived at what I call the leadership summit – a high place of great business success and personal satisfaction, and a fulfilling culmination of years of effort, determination, and dedication.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Adam believes that a truly successful organization is not solely measured by a gain in stock price, increase in year over year sales, or higher margin, but in serving to create an environment, experience or product that aides both employees and customers in the journey of discovering their own limitless potential.).

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 15, 2012

His bias towards action certainly passed along to me as I progressed through my career – I realized too that his “impatience” was his way of keeping business inertia at bay. He knew that standing still was a losing strategy, and didn’t want to be passed up by the competition.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

I’ve been in that situation a few times in my career, where we had acquired existing operations that were, for the most part, been ignored or marginalized by their previous corporate bosses. 8 ) Admit that we will make some mistakes along the way, but own up to them - Nobody, or no organization, is perfect.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 29, 2017

I’ve been in that situation a few times in my career, where we had acquired existing operations that were, for the most part, been ignored or marginalized by their previous corporate bosses. 8 ) Admit that you will make some mistakes along the way, and own up to them – Nobody, or no organization, is perfect.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

There is no other way to really get a feel for your challenge and how to take it on than to talk to as many people as you can within the organization you lead. It’s also a show of respect that pays enormous dividends later in the process.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 7, 2015

When I moved here to Portland in 2010 I wasn’t really looking for those folks – I had just gotten out of a long-time corporate career, mostly in the Cable TV business, and was looking to settle into a nice business/leadership consulting practice whilst I kept writing my blog and my book.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

She has faced many of these realities herself, during her career as an investment banker, deal maker, and business strategist. She has never shied away from hard facts and uncomfortable realities, especially when it comes to the business world.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 16, 2017

So, instead of taking on the pile that was on my desk, that day I decided to tidy up some of my history files – files I had kept over the course of my career for one reason or another in the back of a file cabinet. There are some moments in your career that leave an indelible imprint – moments that end up defining WHO you are.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 31, 2015

Organizations need it because complacency is always a problem. One of my old bosses said to me once, a long time ago, “Terry, my boy, if you really want to be a success in your career, don’t be afraid to hire people smarter than you. ”. I knew that a lot of people wouldn’t understand this promotion. They didn’t see what I saw.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

It’s when every person within an organization, leaders and all, is focused, coordinated, and pointed in the same direction, under a common purpose, and with a high level common set of goals and objectives. The last step in making the theory of 3 numbers work is to keep them on the minds of every single person in the organization.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

It’s fun to watch once all the pieces are in place, and I’ve been fortunate to have been in that position during my career. Remember, it’s about the people you lead. It’s the realization that every single role in a company or organization is important to the mission of that company or organization.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 17, 2016

He had been a frequent visitor to my subconscious throughout my corporate career, always managing to show up at times when I needed him, along with his admittedly peculiar brand of inspiration. Ideas are the lifeblood of any organization, and how they are generated, harvested, and turned into action is critical to continuous improvement.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 29, 2018

We asked for, and got, a culture of accountability at all levels of the organization, which enabled us to sustain a level of high performance that exceeded whatever could have been achieved through traditional “bossman” leadership. But it wasn’t going to be easy. Why isn’t everyone on the same page?????”. How did I do this?

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Terry Starbucker

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. Time to tune up accountability in your organization for the new year. There are some real gems here.

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Terry Starbucker

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. I need to ensure the organization embraces the great idea — and that takes influence.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 15, 2010

Delivering such training can be expensive, because this is typically the largest management group in most organizations. Consequently, a lot of companies take a pass on any organized programs and let on the job training do most of the work for them. And we are pretty good at it so things work out.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 3, 2010

You and Liz created a space that amplified my mission in my cause community, within my individual organizations, and to the greater non-profit community in general. Thanks for sharing your DO with all of us Terry Estrella Rosenberg May 4, 2010 at 10:11 am Terry, this is such a TRUE description of what took place last weekend.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 18, 2010

The back door information lock – In larger organizations there are occasions where other departments try to use the “back door&# to get information, bypassing the leader and going right to the teammate. I wish you all the best with your writing, and with your learning and discovery as you finish school and start your career.

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Terry Starbucker

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. Sure it can work to reach monthly & quarterly targets, but it quickly dehumanizes any organization. If anything, it gives people a reason to want to work with you more (if that makes sense).

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Terry Starbucker

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. SURESHKUMAR.S November 8, 2009 at 11:03 pm This is a distilled wisdom pill of all the knowledge that modern management literature ,analysis and studies can offer.It good checklist to remember.

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