Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Adam is currently right in the middle of his leadership journey, overseeing a large staff at a very successful retail operation. Please don’t misunderstand me, some of my closest friends are Millennials- many members of the millennial generation have crucial skill sets that can enhance the effectiveness of your organization.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 7, 2013

They need to be able to develop both the human side and product side of a business – if you have just one or the other, you greatly limit yourself and the success of your business.” The leaders that can pull that act off, and become what I call the “chameleon with a heart”, will be the most successful.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 5, 2019

Unchecked and unreleased anger can be a killer to any organization, but add “plumber” to your leadership toolbox, and you’ll be just fine. It’s a matter of a leader facing reality – and understanding the personalities of everyone on the team. Everybody gets unhappy with something at one point or another.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 13, 2014

Hi all – on March 11, I gave a presentation at the Leadership Summit, a great online event organized by Macro Recruitment in Australia . Six years later, we hit what I believe is the heart of great leadership – what I call “ the success trifecta ”: A successful company. Builds a happy team.

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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. Follow their lead, and build a better company of your own.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 22, 2013

More human leaders are the true organization “flatteners”, enabling engagement, empowerment and job fulfillment throughout the workforce, and keeping the ship pointed in the right direction. In a “no-boss” workplace, how do those tangible means get determined?

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 15, 2012

” I was 27 when I was asked this question by my first boss, a very successful serial entrepreneur. He was a very impatient person, and didn’t like extended debate and discussion about big decisions. “There are two kinds of people in the business world, doers and thinkers. Which one will you be?”

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 4, 2011

Knowing Names - This can be such a difference maker in larger organizations – it may seem like an impossible task, but remembering a name sends another subtle caring message. If a leader can eliminate it from his or her vocabulary , they’ve taken a major step towards success. Yep, sometimes it’s that simple).

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 10, 2014

Which ones you choose are often critical to whether or not you and your team will make the progress it needs to hit the success targets of your company or organization. In any day there are probably hundreds, if not thousands, of actions you can take.

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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

JUNE 26, 2014

Unchecked and unreleased anger can be a killer to any organization, but think like a plumber, and you’ll be just fine. It’s a leader facing reality – and understanding the personalities of everyone on the team. Everybody gets unhappy with something at one point or another. And you don’t even need a wrench.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 1, 2012

There are times when a leadership vacuum can sneak up on you and your organization, one that can quickly erase all the hard work and success that preceded it.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

” For our investment to be successful, we needed to break down that wall, and build a bridge. 8 ) Admit that we will make some mistakes along the way, but own up to them - Nobody, or no organization, is perfect. We’re wary. We’re skeptical” “Why should we trust YOU?” We’re going to mess up.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Every successful leader gets this question posed to them at one time or another: “How did you do it?” ” It’s always enlightening to read and hear the answers, because, after all, these folks have the benefit of hindsight to piece together all the relevant and important steps that led them to the top of the heap.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 8, 2013

The “ getting things done ” part of leadership is where the successes get separated from the failures, and oftentimes it doesn’t get the attention that it truly deserves. I break it down to 4 steps: Set up meaningful metrics and measurements, both short-term and long-term, that cascade down the organization.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 12, 2012

Humility - This is where leadership has to (almost literally) wear two faces; there’s no question that a confident leader is important, because they set the tone for the entire organization they lead. Come stop by and talk small biz success with us! This balancing act requires nothing more than good old common sense (i.e.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Answer these questions NOW , take whatever corrective action is necessary, and give your team a better chance for success. Should you reshuffle a few things now before things get too busy?

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

So it was with great interest that I recently read her latest book, “ The Entrepreneur Equation “ The book is a wonderful distillation of all that advice she has given over the years, well sequenced and organized. The “Secret&# of success is not just a great idea, a positive attitude, and venture funding.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 18, 2015

Larry is a fellow partner with Social Venture Partners Portland , an organization committed to ensuring all children in the community have thriving and productive lives. This is why it is essential for us as individuals, leaders, or organizations to reflect on our values, goals, and actual behavior. It brings with it responsibility.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Answer these questions NOW , take whatever corrective action is necessary, and give your team a better chance for success. Do you need to reshuffle a few things now before things get too busy?

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The One Question Every Successful Leader Must Answer (Even Before It Is Asked) by Starbucker on February 8, 2010 The supervisor is frustrated – in his mind, he has done everything right to manage his team to a successful outcome.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 20, 2016

How we work effectively with these paradoxes can be the difference between big success or a miserable failure. Humility – This is where leadership has to (almost literally) wear two faces; there’s no question that a confident leader is important, because they set the tone for the entire organization they lead. 5) Talking vs.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 7, 2015

That alteration came more clearly into focus for me recently, when I attended OEN’s latest Entrepreneurial Summit in Portland, where 12 startup founders stepped onstage and told their stories of success, failure, and resilience. Yep, I’m now a startup founder myself.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 31, 2015

His personal and political skills were so good, and his community outreach efforts had been so successful, that we had started to call him “Senator” around the company. Organizations need it because complacency is always a problem. “I saw that Clark – you’ve done a fantastic job”.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 21, 2013

I needed to organize. My success rate wasn’t all that great, but I did get a good many of those Law Students to go over to the voting table and cast their ballots. Accounting seemed right for me. I was good with numbers, and had a knack for the fundamentals of business. “Darn voice in my head!” I needed to lead.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 26, 2019

It’s really a huge assumption that quickly becomes an even bigger risk to a leader’s success, because it can even more quickly become a morale and culture killer. Consequently, the company was much better off, and more successful, and I never heard those classic lines. The leader has to get out from behind the desk, and communicate.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 29, 2018

This is Part 2 of my journey (in three parts in 3 weeks) to what I consider to be the heart of great More Human leadership – the success trifecta: A successful company, A happy team, And a fulfilled YOU. 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

JULY 16, 2017

I knew it wasn’t going to be a substitute for a real face to face connection, but I put a lot of energy into it, and as a result we were able to put a human face on the corporate office, and create a sense of community and commonality among the entire organization.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

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. Nothing, and I mean nothing, can poison the culture of an organization than a leader that says one thing, and then does another.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

I’ve discovered that being a successful leader involves a lot of adding and multiplying that go beyond the numbers on a financial statement, or an employee roster. Why are we doing what we’re doing, and why is it important to every single person in the organization? Sometimes it all boils down to math.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 17, 2016

He knew I needed something that I hadn’t tapped into for some time – it was that power of the imagination, and while it can create a magical (and admittedly sometimes scary) candy factory, it can also create a similarly wondrous “idea factory” that can drive leadership success, and long-term profitability.

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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

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Yes, leaders need to be respected because it leads to a bond of trust that enables a culture of accountability and success. Implicit in this respect is the realization that every single role in a company or organization is important to the mission of that company or organization. But it’s not all about YOU getting respect.

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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. and public opinion.”

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 25, 2013

A leadership that took, in founder Howard Schultz’s words, “love, humanity and humility and placed it against a performance driven organization” In other words, Howard and his team were more human, and yet, created a profit-making machine and a worldwide brand.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Then, and only then, he could apply the principles of his “ Pyramid of Success “, which requires much focus, discipline and practice. That’s “ the most powerful thing &# at work – it binds, it inspires, and makes success possible beyond our wildest dreams. Just ask John Wooden. This one is for BB.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 10, 2010

There’s no doubt that there is something special about those who can project the full potency of charisma – my immense enjoyment of Jack Welch is testament to that – but it’s no guarantee of success, nor is it an unbeatable difference between winning and losing. In other words they can sell. Moreover, they don’t have the time.

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