(46) Profit is a By-Product
Starbucks doesn’t view profit and the maximizing of profits as business strategy. The company views profit as an outcome. The mindset at Starbucks is, profit happens as a direct result of doing everything else right.
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The more things change…
30 years ago, one of my first mentors told me that “success was simply the by-product of doing things right.” It’s become one of 3 or 4 truths that has guided me throughout my career. I’ve found it to be absolutely true.
Posted by Gary Donovan on November 10th, 2006 at 11:37 pm