Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 11, 2015

In fact, one particular leadership lesson that Collins lays out in the book has influenced me, and how I practice leadership, more than any other lesson I have ever received - and after 40 years of studying leadership, that’s saying something. It’s THE most influential business and leadership book I ever read. (If The lesson?

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 8, 2013

And here’s another uptick – humans generally love the competitive aspect of things like scoreboards, and so they typically add another layer of peer-influenced motivation. Hold everyone, and yourself, accountable to the results by constant monitoring and feedback. Once 1-3 is done the work really begins.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 21, 2014

I suppose the cynics and those who prefer to see the glass as half-empty would call this a foolish and unattainable goal – there are too many variables, too many outside influences, too many differing personalities and attitudes, and too many of a lot of other things to get in the way of unanimous joy.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Some companies let that development happen organically – otherwise known as “on the job training” That was the situation I was in back in 1987, when I was thrown head first into the leadership pool at age 27, as the new COO of a cable TV company.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Influential Mentor and/or Parent – The influence of my parents and a couple of key mentors have been invaluable to my personal and career development – my parents taught me the value of trust, and my two mentors taught me about business, leadership and optimism in two totally different ways, but both utterly valuable.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 3, 2011

Esterhaus also had an influence on me. It was a wonderful last thought to put in the minds of the officers. And it put everything else in the proper context. I hope this post has also made you think about your speeches, and how you choose to end them.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 21, 2013

As I was re-reading some of the narrative it dawned on me that I too had focused on the one percent – that is, in the first couple of years I had “chosen” about 10-15 key employees (out of 1,000) in the field that I determined to be the key influencers, and spent a lot of time winning them over.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 30, 2011

This story says a lot about “labels&# , and how we sometimes can let our authenticity get away from us based on outside influence, and outside expectations. Today, he is finally, and just simply, “himself&# , both in name and in how he lives from day to day. In the end, “labels&# should never define us.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 7, 2015

But, fortunately, despite those long odds, I have been influenced, and dare I say, changed, by a certain group of people I’ve been observing, chatting with, investing in, and buying a lot of coffee for over the past several years here in Oregon. I guess I’m that proverbial old dog who’s not prone to learn new tricks.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

And there’s one immutable that has influenced me, and how I practice leadership, more than any other lesson I have ever received- and after 40 years of studying leadership, that’s saying something. I love leadership lessons that are backed by facts and history.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 6, 2016

The issue has even intrigued and challenged one of the biggest companies (and influencers 0f thought and knowledge collection) on the planet – Google.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 22, 2016

Once I revisited that memory, I immediately had a different mindset – I couldn’t fight the change, but I was determined to influence HOW the change was made. It just CAN’T happen that way.” I made myself a promise then and there. My boss put me in charge of the project, from end to end.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

Rather, I think an approach which shows them how the social media technologies can be used to leverage their influence is more likely to get traction… and to some extent, this involves minimizing the ‘social’ in favor of the broadcasting/bully pulpit elements, especially initially.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Next, I just posted a piece on leadership and influence on Denise Lee Yohn’s excellent blog, entitled “ Building Influence in the Workplace: It Has To Be Personal&#. (The companion piece by Denise appeared on this blog last week – if you haven’t read that one, check it out ).

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 26, 2011

It’s being literally out of the room where policy and strategy is being discussed, and feeling like your voice (and opinion) is not needed – even though you have a position of large enough responsibility and influence that you believe you SHOULD be in that room. Been there?

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Especially when it’s in the hands of someone, like a leader, who can use it to influence a lot of people. Needless to say, we didn’t think about the weather the rest of the day. And THAT is the incredible power of positivity. It could be a big deadline approaching that has everyone skittish.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Whether it’s being a leader, advertising, or your blog, repeating your message through multiple touchpoints reinforces your brand and influence. Then they bemoan the lack of blog traffic.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Leave a Comment Previous post: Ideas Plus Influence Today is Wednesday, December 08th, 2010 "Dealing with the literal world in a favorable way." Terry Ricardo Bueno December 6, 2010 at 4:17 pm I really like number 6: “We have a ‘strategic’ plan. It’s called doing things.” — Herb Kelleher Ideas and goals mean nothing without execution.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

Truly a powerful influence. Truly horrible in the sense that it was one of the cheesiest plays we had done. The year prior we did Evita, so I’m sure you can appreciate the contrast. Music, in any form, is the emotional driver in all of us. Trish September 8, 2010 at 11:36 pm Hey I remember that picture!

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 4, 2010

A great leader needs to study those attributes carefully and thoroughly, and eventually determine what combination of goals, accountability, direction, coaching, influence, and inspiration they will need to set that specific person up for success. Each teammate brings to the table a unique set of skills, and a distinct personality.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Tweet This Post { 1 comment… read it below or add one } Lisa Jordan September 17, 2010 at 11:08 am Thank you for addressing technology’s influence to the human condition in communication so elegantly. This post originally appeared on JJL on July 16, 2009) Popularity: 1% [ ?

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Terry Leave a Comment Previous post: My Thanksgiving Miracle, and The Incredible Potential of The Human Spirit Next post: Ideas Plus Influence Today is Wednesday, December 08th, 2010 "Dealing with the literal world in a favorable way." Thanks again to all of you, and all the best! It could be your best decision in a while!

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

You are correct -my Dad was a great influence and inspiration to me, even though our interests and aptitudes differed so greatly. I admire you and your dad for seeing these differences as incidental personality affinities and nothing more. Keep it up, Terry. It’s a treat every time. He valued work, and sacrifice, and family.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

In today’s knowledge worker world, the key is winning the hearts so the mind follows and influencing without authority (since people can vote with their feet.) I think fear-based management is a carry over from the industrial age and scarcity days.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 10, 2010

The reason charismatic leaders are often chosen in business organizations is because they can influence people or customers. Charisma does not mean that a leader has managerial competence, or any sence of moral direction. In other words they can sell.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 6, 2010

In fact, this leadership lesson has influenced me, and how I practice leadership, more than any other lesson I have ever received- and after 35 years of studying leadership, that’s saying something. The lesson? “ Level 5 “ leadership.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 27, 2010

And it surely would have, if on that day I hadn’t picked up a newspaper column by Tom Peters (one of my prime leadership influences). It was one of those “ oh woe is me &# moments that could have easily turned into a full blown malaise. I wanted to change. I needed to change. I HAD to change.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 21, 2010

I refer them to “How to Win Friends and Influence People.&# Thanks again, and all the best, Terry Ricardo Bueno November 18, 2010 at 8:03 pm Re: “It’s not a “strategy” (it’s just a tool to communicate)&# Totally agree with you here! People ask me what my favorite book on social media is. Thank you Terry.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 3, 2010

It’s a powerful vortex of positive energy that brings out the best of all who come under its influence. And we all know what happens there – speakers speaking, panelists pontificating, and audience members watching passively (and checking their watches looking forward to the next coffee break).

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 27, 2009

In fact, I think that the quality of the customer service probably influences the decision of WHERE I buy something more than anything else. But when I do find it, I generally become a customer for life–or at least until something changes and the service starts to decline. Thanks again for sharing.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 18, 2009

I recently caught up with Brian to ask him a few questions about the craft he loves, his influences, and his life as Copyblogger. He is a much sought-after speaker on the Social Media circuit not only because of his know-how, but also because of his quick wit and insightful observations.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 27, 2013

“Because employees pay great attention to their leaders’ emotions, leaders can strongly influence the mood, and thus attitudes and performance, of their teams through emotional contagion.” - Wharton @ Work, University of Pennsylvania. Because after all, you spread a very contagious virus. Leadership'

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

But we have to realize that while we can influence a decision in a business, it’s not going to be decided by a majority vote. It’s something we all have to learn as we move up the ladder. We are going to disagree with our boss. And sometimes we will REALLY disagree with our boss.

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