Terry Starbucker

MAY 19, 2013

There are 10 things every leader must do to foster this culture: 1) Roles & responsibilities are clearly (and properly) defined – What are the expectations of every position, and why do they matter? They must be thought through, and documented. It’s time consuming, yes, but there will be a huge return on that investment.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 19, 2016

Positivity. Metrics provide a important barometer of current positioning, as well as keep the ultimate goal clearly in sight. Positivity prevents the fortress from stalling out, the momentum always pointing forward. Accountability. And… Love. That is why I believe in them so strongly, and you should too.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Relentless Positive Energy – A leader sets the tone; and must bring positive energy to every interaction. Less Thinking, More Doing – We’ve all heard the expression “ Hurry Up and Wait “; decision paralysis is a culture killer.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 3, 2014

Her latest book, Lead Positive: What Highly Effective Leaders See, Say & Do , shows leaders how to increase their effectiveness through Asset-Based Thinking. She’s also a psychologist, has written nine books, including the best-selling Change the Way You See Everything , which started the ABT global movement.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Last summer, the local startup Treehouse , a producer of online education courses, decided to create a no-boss workplace by eliminating all the manager positions from its 61-person workforce, thus creating the ultimate “flat” organizational structure. That’s right – aside from the CEO, there are zero managers.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 9, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Leaders as Teachers: Two Things You Absolutely, Positively Must Do To Be Effective by Starbucker on May 9, 2010 As someone who loves to read, I can get leadership advice from the strangest places. What are these two things?

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 24, 2016

Positivity – It’s what I call “ Looking at the literal world in a favorable way “. Relentlessness – Your positive tone, your message, your vision, your values, and your expectations are out there, constantly. In my view it boils down to these 10 things – together, the essence of great leadership.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 19, 2014

You’ve accepted a big leadership position at a company that had been mismanaged for many years, leaving its employees discouraged, jaded and skeptical. Lastly, there are the obvious building blocks, but ones that absolutely, positively can’t be ignored -honesty, transparency, and keeping promises.

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Terry Starbucker

APRIL 27, 2014

“Are you SURE about that” , he asked. “Absolutely, positively, SURE??” Shibulal’s position at Infosys, I bet he’s never broken that follow up promise either. I had this mindset that blurting out “I don’t know” would be a very bad thing – a way of not measuring up.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The Leader’s Power of Positivity – Turning Gray into Great by Starbucker on November 14, 2010 Yesterday my wife and I arrived in Portland Oregon for the first time as residents. And THAT is the incredible power of positivity.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 9, 2012

This job was a big leap for me, given that my previous position was an auditing manager at an accounting firm. 5) Honor the position by being honorable – I didn’t regard leadership as an honor and a gift until years after I should have. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 24, 2012

For day after day, month after month, and year after year I would bound into a meeting room at 7 or 8 AM in the morning, full of positive energy and feeling like I had the best job on earth, showing the way for the group sitting in front of me. And so, showing exuberance was never a problem. Do you think that attitude made a big difference?

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 14, 2012

A positive tone and presence - I call it “Bringing It” – that manner that suggests that “ yes, I’m really onto something here and it’s well worth your attention “ It’s amazing how effective this can be in getting us to pay closer attention to your message.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 15, 2014

The opinions expressed herein are those of the host, Trisha and John, and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Capital One. This podcast is presented in partnership with Capital One Spark.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 4, 2011

Positive Attitude – I’ve called it “ turning grey into great ” – the ability of a leader to be able to look at the literal world in a favorable way. Knowing One or Two Personal Details - This is taking name knowing one step further, but it too can be a critical element in strong team building. Lead well!

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Anyone who is chosen to be a leader has to take on one huge responsibility to do it successfully – to be the person who “ shows the way “ It’s the very definition of the word “ lead “ In that position, all eyes are on YOU. Your actions, attitudes, and demeanor will dictate how well your team will perform.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 11, 2019

A few years back I affectionately remember visiting Hydro Flask, an Oregon maker of insulated water bottles in Bend, OR, who summed up their position on the tug of war with a succinct and effective mantra of their own, very prominently displayed in their meeting room: Good Enough Sucks.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Always keep a positive demeanor (even though you may not feel positive at the time), because you’ll be the beacon that your team follows? Are you prepared to… Articulate and write down WHY you want to lead (otherwise you will not be able to lead effectively)? Shut your brain down and really listen?

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 7, 2017

They key to a successful leader is to earn respect–not because of rank or position, but because you are a leader of character. Look at yourself in the mirror every night and ask yourself if you did your best. True satisfaction comes from getting the job done. Hang Tough!–Never, Kingseed, Berkley Trade).

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 12, 2015

12) Relentless Positive Energy – A leader sets the tone; and must bring positive energy to every interaction. 13) Use the right metrics – Each position needs objectives measure of success, from both a personal, team, and company-wide perspective. And I mean EVERY. . 15) YOU show the More Human way – It all starts with YOU.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 7, 2017

They key to a successful leader is to earn respect–not because of rank or position, but because you are a leader of character. Look at yourself in the mirror every night and ask yourself if you did your best. True satisfaction comes from getting the job done. Hang Tough!–Never, Kingseed, Berkley Trade).

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 23, 2019

My conversations (which at this point were exclusively over the phone) were always fact filled and positive. “ We’ll get better “, he’d promise. The region’s manager seemed to be on top of things, and was considered a “ good guy ” and “ personable ” by all who knew him.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

An executive position becomes available and Joe enthusiastically applies for the job. Unfortunately, most of the improvement occurs out of sight of his higher level bosses. He makes a great case in the interview, and yet, is eventually turned down for the promotion.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 13, 2014

If a leader is trying to project positivity, humility, graciousness, optimism, openness, and a general good nature, smiling whenever possible is a great place to start. These “pause fillers” can give the impression that you are rambling on and on. Smiles – You know the saying “ a picture says a thousand words “? Go get it, and lead well!

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

I remember being in a position like this early on in my career – I had been sailing right along on an important project; every move I made was the right one. Were there positive lessons that I need to be sure to carry over to the next activity? My confidence was sky high. I didn’t pause to reflect on those “right” moves.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 23, 2011

Not the evil ones, but the kind that have a gigantic positive impact on their workplaces – more like “ scary good “ In fact, there is a particular kind of leadership monster that is really scary good – one with three heads. As Halloween approaches, I’ve been thinking about monsters lately. Leadership monsters.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 20, 2011

In case you missed my take on this question on Twitter, here are what I consider to be the 5 most important attitudes that a great leader must have: Positivity – “ Looking at the literal world in a favorable way “ This is the essence of what I call being a “Half-Full&# leader.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Doing something regularly that surprises the heck out of the team (in a positive way). “ What I mean by disruptive leadership is a drive to do three things, constantly; Never, ever, ever, be standing still, pushing ever forward. Always be trying to make a difference, every hour of every day.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 12, 2013

But if you can refrain from auto-pilot, and keep pushing, keep climbing, keep inspiring, and keep the energy conduit in the “on’ position, then your leadership will have its very best chance to thrive. If you can’t bring that to the table, for whatever reasons, than it won’t really work. Are you up to this challenge?

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 29, 2015

Consider the underlying concepts in each of them: building the best team, fostering honesty & humility, displaying positivity and persistence, “getting stuff done”, and showing professional skepticism – all essential to great leadership. Here they are: 1) Never, ever, be afraid to hire someone smarter than you.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 22, 2011

Fast forward 10 years later – I’m now in my first major leadership position. I knew EXACTLY what I wanted in that paper, and when I couldn’t convince the other staff to agree with me, I took matters into my own hands, and practically did a few issues myself, with disastrous consequences. My way wasn’t the only way.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 17, 2011

He ran into a lot of “smelly&# problems to get to where he was, and just about every time, instead of running away from them, he saw the positive side of the situation, and dove in. Guess which boy was my boss. If there was a problem, there was a solution. And how glorious that solution will be!!

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 11, 2011

And so, when mistakes happen, or some jobs aren’t done well, the leader’s first question shouldn’t concern motivation or incompetence – it should be: Did we do everything we could to put that person in the best position to succeed, and demonstrate that pride?

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 7, 2013

Setting challenging goals in the context of a positive culture of accountability. Telling the “what”, but explaining the “why” Being “hands-on” because they need the help, not because you don’t trust them. Backing off and letting them take the credit.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 20, 2013

It was wonderful to read comments on my posts, both positive and negative, because they helped me refine my leadership thinking. Because after all, how many times do we typically get a chance to do that in the course of a busy day? And because my writing was placed in this public place, there was an additional awesome benefit.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 13, 2012

The problem was, the coach already had someone picked out to take the snaps, so I needed to do something drastic (at least it was for me at the time) – insist that I try out for the position. And I got to see those faces again. Oh my, those faces. Leadership is an honor, a responsibility, and a higher calling.

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Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 14, 2016

A little positivity goes a long way out there – and trust me, you will rarely get an outright impossible task, and even if you do there’s probably an alternative to suggest. Those “Thank You”s and “I’m sorry”s add up in the “who’s a better person for the promotion” derby.

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