It’s not just about the coffee - An interview with Starbuck’s Howard Behar

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An interview about values and servant leadership with Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks Coffee Company International, who is best known for growing the business from 28 stores to over 15 000 internationally.

Listen to what you want to hear by navigating the podcast according to the timecodes:

01:08 – Howard’s career at Starbucks
02:49 – How to maintain a family culture while scaling the business in international markets
03:57 – Howard’s six Ps
06:22 – The Servant Leadership model
08:00 – What is conscious capitalism?
09:37 – Applying conscious capitalism to everyday life
10:36 – How to live out your values and why it is so important
11:37 – Howard’s personal mission statement
12:34 – What life lessons determined Howard’s personal philosophies?
13:25 – “You have to be willing to bet your job everyday”
14:00 – Little Jim, the story about the big things
17:34 – Big Jim, the story about the little things
26 Jul 2017 English South Africa Business

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