It's Not About the Coffee

Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks

De: Howard Behar

Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner

Howard Behar is one of three top executives who have helped shape one of the most recognized companies in the world: Starbucks. A widely acclaimed leader, Behar, with his signature energy, smarts, high expectations, and belief in people, has become a symbol of the soul and candor of the Starbucks culture.

In It's Not about the Coffee, Behar outlines his simple yet effective approach to success: focus on people over profits. He offers 10 fundamental leadership lessons we all need to practice as well as preach everyday, including clarity of purpose, listening, truth telling, accountability, and persistence. Each chapter explores one of these principles, incorporating inside stories of turning points in the development of Starbucks' culture and business, and offering inspiring advice.

©2007 Howard Behar (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"[S]haring anecdotes from Starbucks itself is Behar's strong suit....[T]he voice of experience and in-house examples from a popular company make for a decent read for those wanting to develop or refresh basic business leadership skills." ( Publishers Weekly)
"It's Not About the Coffee offers the true ingredients for enduring results: a set of proven principles we can all aspire to work and live by." (Bob Fisher, former chairman, Gap Inc.)

Great ideas to help the leaders in our company

I enjoyed all of the short stories and experiences of the author. Lots of great leadership tips we will put to use in our company. This book will be required reading for all of the leaders in our businesses.

Top Level Leadership

Behar nails it! One of the top 5 books on leadership I've read/listened to.

Great book!

Book gave out great methods on how to be a leader and how to run your business. narration was great, too.

Focusing on people. Creating a business with longevity

Learned and got to reflect on the true importance of building an organization with longevity and putting people first always

it really is not about the coffee

I enjoyed it tremendously. gave me much needed reassurance and clarity about my style and strengths in my quest to start my own business. if I had managers like Howard Behar, I would be still with the corporate world.