Coasting will not get you far at Starbucks. Your career will stagnate. You will get left behind. You will eventually get ejected.

The most successful Starbucks partners realize participation is the price of admission to meetings and conferences. When Starbucks partners choose to accept an invitation to a meeting, they choose to come prepared to make a worthwhile contribution. They choose to offer their insights. They choose to ask the tough questions. They choose to participate.