Predictable Success: Getting Your Organization Back On the Growth Track - and Keeping it There

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Predictable Success: Getting Your Organization On the Growth Track - and Keeping It There


Finding Your Own Growth Track:
The Predictable Success Podcast and Interview Series

Howard Behar

Howard BeharFormer president of Starbucks Coffee Company International, Howard is also the author of 'It's Not About The Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks'.
In this interview, Howard shares:
  • » What it was like growing up in a family business, and how it affected the way he managed Starbucks;
  • » The person who made the most impact on his personal development;
  • » The single question that most changed his life;
  • » How Starbucks designed their growth - and where they failed;
  • » The two key factors in Starbucks success;
  • » Why (and how) fast-growing organizations must rethink internal communications;
  • » What to do with employees who become a barrier to change;
  • » What it was like to go through Whitewater several times;
  • » What Starbucks did to stay out of Treadmill;
  • » The one thing Starbucks was never good at;
  • » The confidential document Starbucks Head of HR left on the photocopier, and the critical impact it had on his definition of leadership;
  • » What his most difficult personal challenge in leading Starbucks; and
  • » What the most under-rated leadership skill is.

Find out more about Howard and "It's Not About the Coffee" at http://HowardBehar.com

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(Running time is approximately 30 minutes.)

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Get a free copy "It's Not About The Coffee"

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Comments:

I love Starbucks, and have introduced several people over time to the culture. I am leaving for Africa and plan to take several pounds of beans with me.

By Mary Putnam on March 31, 2010

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Hi Mary!

That's great - thanks for the comment. You'll be taking the beans back to where they came from smile.

- Les

By Les McKeown on March 31, 2010

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