Success should not be measured in dollars: It’s about how you conduct the journey, and how big your heart is at the end of it. - Howard Schultz

There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel of people we trust. But we lean forward nonetheless because, despite all risks and rational argument, we believe that the path we are choosing is right and best thing to do. We refuse to be bystanders, even if we do not know exactly where our actions will lead.

"Protect and preserve your core customers," he [Jim Sinegal, cofounder and CEO of Costco] told our marketing team when I invited him to speak to us. "The cost of losing your core customers and trying to get them back during a down economy will be much greater than the cost of investing in them and trying to keep them."

Нет ничего более ценного, чем доверие и уверенность в отношениях со служащими. Если люди считают, что руководство поступает несправедливо, они отчуждаются. А как только они перестают доверять руководству, на кону — будущее компании.