Starbucks' Howard Behar on Leading with Purpose (ep. 378)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

Self-improvement, Bestsellingauthor, Education, Dailyinspiration, Society & Culture, Liveinspired, Johnoleary, Inspiration, Joebuck, Inspiredliving, Onfire, Relationships

4.9 • 672 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Howard Behar, retired president of Starbucks, joined the company when they had 28 stores and grew that number to over 15,000 during his tenure. A successful leader, speaker, author and mentor, Howard is best known for his generosity and integrity.

Hear how Howard influenced the growth of Starbucks, his tips on how to be a servant leader + why leading with values is the best recipe for success.

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SHOW NOTES:

At 15 years old, Howard's father left his family in Bulgaria to immigrant to Seattle where he saved his money from pushing carts in Pike Place Market to open a small grocery store.
Not everything we do in life do you need to be paid for. By not charging a struggling family for strawberries, Howard's father taught him a valuable lesson that influenced how Howard began his work at Starbucks.
Dreaming of the benefits he'd offer employees if he owned a company, Howard noticed how in sync they were with Howard Schultz, recognized as the modern-day founder of Starbucks.
Be one of the most well-known and respected organizations in the world known for nurturing + inspiring the human spirit. While a young professor at Stanford, Jim Collins joined to develop Starbucks iconic mission statement.
Howard Behar's 6 Ps: Purpose, Passion, Persistence, Patience, Performance and People
“The person who sweeps the floor should pick the broom.“
“The enemy of life …. is indifference.”
Get a copy of Howard Behar's bestselling books It's Not About the Coffee and The Magic Cup.

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HOWARD BEHAR'S LIVE INSPIRED 7

What is the best book you’ve ever read? The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown.
What is a characteristic or trait that you possessed as a child that you wish you still exhibited today? Be less serious.
Your house is on fire, all living things and people are out. You have the opportunity to run in and grab one item. What would it be? My photographs.
You are sitting on a bench overlooking a gorgeous beach. You have the opportunity to have a long conversation with anyone living or dead. Who would it be? Desmond Tutu.
What is the best advice you’ve ever received? You're capable.
What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? Figure out who you are early.
It’s been said that all great people can have their lives summed up in one sentence. How do you want yours to read? He set out to nature + inspire the human spirit and guess what he did.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Well, thank you, Joe Buck, for the introduction. And thank you, my friends, who are tuning in live today from around not only the United States, but around the country. You, my friends, know by now that this podcast is generally pre-recorded. But occasionally, when there is truly a remarkable topic or a remarkable expert, we go live.
0:23.0	Our friends at Keeley companies help us broadcast this thing live so that we can meet you where
0:28.1	you are tuning in right away, that you may ask any questions that might be on your mind or your
0:32.9	heart.
0:33.2	So today, before you ask those questions, I encourage you to grab your favorite Starbucks cup of coffee.
0:41.4	I encourage you to grab your favorite, live inspired journal, your favorite pen, get ready to take some notes.
0:45.7	You're going to have a lot of conversations to take inventory of today.
0:50.4	I have the opportunity of bringing on someone that I've known of for a long time, respected
0:55.2	for a long time, and have recently reconnected with. I was going to tell you about Howard's success
1:02.2	story. I was going to tell you about what he did in his life previously, what attracted him to
1:06.8	Starbucks. That Starbucks was only a couple dozen stores when he signed on. And by the time he
1:12.7	left, it was this global organization with 15,000 stores all around the United States, all around
1:18.7	the world. I was going to brag about some of the revenue, some of the profitability, what they
1:22.9	did in their outreach in the community. And then I heard a conversation where Howard begged the individual,
1:30.1	please don't brag on me. Let's make sure we keep the focus on the individuals in the audience.
1:36.0	So today, rather than bragging on you, I thought I would share with you the way Howard introduced
1:40.2	himself during that conversation. He said these words. My name is Howard. I was Howard before I
1:46.6	joined Starbucks. I was Howard while at Starbucks. And I'm still Howard today. So my friends, today,
1:52.8	I have the pleasure of bringing on in front of you right now, a guy that I think I respect. I know
1:59.4	you when you hear his story. His name is Howard Bihar.
2:02.6	Howard, my friend, welcome to live in Spires with John O'Leary. Thanks, John. It's great to be here.
2:08.4	It is an honor. As I was bringing you on, there was a guy who decided to start cutting the grass
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