EPISODE · Apr 17, 2025 · 50 MIN
Ep 39: Putting People Before Profits -- And Winning at Both (with Howard Behar, Former President of Starbucks International)
from Make Your Brand Legendary with Swoz Consulting · host Swoz Consulting
What if treating your people well wasn't at odds with driving high performance? In this powerful conversation with Howard Behar, former President of Starbucks International, Scott and Caitlin explore why servant leadership is fundamentally about performance, not just being nice.Howard reveals the three primary responsibilities of servant leaders, and why the first focus should always be on helping people grow as human beings. At Starbucks, he created a culture where mistreating people had greater consequences than missing financial targets. Through candid stories from scaling the company from 28 stores to 1000s of stores, Howard demonstrates how this people-first approach drove remarkable business success.Whether you're leading a team of two or two thousand, this conversation offers practical wisdom on creating human-centered leadership that drives both personal and organizational excellence.----------Connect with Howard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-behar-24ba274/Check out Howard's Starbucks legacy: https://archive.starbucks.com/record/howard-beharLearn more about Howard: http://howardbehar.com/----------Sign up for our newsletter: https://swozconsulting.com/about/the-newsletter/Find more info on how we are building legendary brands at: www.SwozConsulting.com Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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