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“Every step of the way, I made it a point to underpromise and overdeliver. In the long run, that's the only way to ensure security in any job.”
― Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
― Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
“When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most people stop there. But if you keep going, and live with the problem and peel more layers of the onion off, you can oftentimes arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions. Most people just don't put in the time or energy to get there.”
― The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
― The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
“But my story is as much one of perseverance and drive as it is of talent and luck. I willed it to happen. I took my life in my hands, learned from anyone I could, grabbed what opportunity I could, and molded my success step by step. Fear of failure drove me at first, but as I tackled each challenge, my anxiety was replaced by a growing sense of optimism. Once you overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, other hurdles become less daunting.”
― Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
― Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
“People want guidance, not rhetoric. They need to know what the plan of action is, and how it will be implemented. They want to be given responsibility to help solve the problem and authority to act on it.”
― Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
― Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
“To stay vigorous, a company needs to provide a stimulating and challenging environment for all these types: the dreamer, the entrepreneur, the professional manager, and the leader. If it doesn't, it risks becoming yet another mediocre corporation.”
― Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
― Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time
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