Its Not about the Coffee
Leadership Lessons from a Life at Starbucks

This is an important book to read. But the basic message was simple: - Know your values and stick to them. - Be honest - Be open and communicate what you want - Allow people to choose their own path - Treat your peeps as humans. Not rocket science, but an important message. Probably good to read the book......more

Book is rather boring, tips and advices are based on 1-2 sentence stories, no eaborated descriptions, e.g. “We tried once, didn’t succeed. Tried second time and we succeed. Keep trying.” It’s a lot about bragging how perfect Starbucks is and “People are first”. The only thing I liked - there are que......more

Disappointing. I had hoped to read a more in-depth look at Mister Behar's experiences as a leader with Starbucks; however, I found the narrative in this book to be underwritten. Although his tone and content are positive, and I admire his intention to inspire others in the workplace with professiona......more

2,5 stars. This was rather a mixture of motivational/self-development and management books, which is not neccessarily bad, nor were the ideas communicated in it. What I missed were more concrete examples and explanations. Moreover, the amount of repetition got quite unbearable and in the end, I thin......more

Kiek keistokai jautiesi skaitydamas knygą kurioje nuolat ji yra giriama. Po kiek laiko tai liaujamasi daryti ir pradedama aukštinti Starbucks :) Vienok tai knyga kurią privalo perskaityti visi vadovai, arba norintys tapti jais. “Starbucks sėja tarp dabartinių ir ateities vadovų tikėjimą, kad vadovauti......more