...Howard Schultz is a driven man. Did his childhood help define who he would become and what he became, absolutely. Most entrepreneurs are self -starters, focused, driven and highly motivated, and he was no exception. Howard Schultz, the founder of Starbucks Corporation used all of those traits to drive Starbucks to be one of the best coffee houses in the United States as well as propelling it globally. Howard Schulz showed considerable initiative and risk taking and with this came success. He had a vision and since he is a successful leader and motivator he was able to motivate his employees to achieve his goal. He seemed to be able give his employees a sense of pride and by doing so, they took pride in selling Starbucks coffee. He allowed them to be involved in the company. What was important to him, became important to his employees. Schultz treated his employees with respect and often referred to them as” partners” giving them a sense that they had a vested interest in the outcome of Starbucks success. Schultz is a natural born leader, and motivator and I believe these two traits helped him become the entrepreneur that he is and will continue to make him successful. Part of Starbucks success came by having control over the quality, service and products they sold. If Starbucks became a franchise it would run the risk of the franchisor’s failing to live up to the company’s standards of service. Not only do failed franchisees threaten the franchise system, but they can...
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...oward case stu“What do we do with Howard?” Synopsis: Tad Pierson had recently been appointed as a project engineer. As project engineer for one of Agrigreen’s plants, he is responsible for the operation of the plant surveying group. For some time now Tad had been aware of some performance, safety, and conflicts with personnel within the group. These issues appear to be escalating in frequency and are causing Tad concern regarding the safety of the employees, the production schedules, and possible actions that he might need to take. Agrigreen, Inc. is a company that manufactures a verity of agricultural fertilizer. With plants located in the western United States and Canada, Agrigreen employs certified surveyors to ensure quality and safety of each project. Eighteen years ago, Agrigreen’s survey crew was composed of part-time drafting personnel or project engineers. Howard Lineberry, a lead surveyor had been employed with Agrigreen for eighteen years. Over his tenure he had been supervised by five different managers, and had three surveyor’s helpers. Howard’s work over the years has caused multiple safety and production issues. He has also had conflicts with the engineering staff, his managers, and almost everyone he worked with. Mel Cutler, a surveyor’s helper, after being employed by the company for only a few years was assigned to assist Howard. Five years into this assignment, Mel began to notice problems due to Howard’s note keeping method. These problems...
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...Leadership Paper: Howard Schultz You can get a sense of what’s important to someone by the stories they tell. And Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks and inspirational leader, tells a great story. He uses stories to establish an emotional connection with people and to inspire them to share his passion and vision. In his book titled, Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul, Schultz writes, “…Listen with empathy and over-communicate with transparency. Tell your story, refusing to let others define you. Use authentic experiences to inspire. Stick to your values, they are your foundation.” (Schultz & Gordon, Pg. 309, 2011) Values and a passionate belief are what drive leaders like Schultz. One way to inject that passion into a business is to tell a “creation-of-the-enterprise story.” (Dubrin, 2013) This type of story inspires people to rally around a cause that they feel, will “make the world a better place!” For example, Schultz tells a story that began in 1961, when his father broke his ankle at work and was left without income, insurance or any way to support his family. The family’s suffering and fear inspired change and Schultz grew up driven to create a company in which employees have a safety net woven of respect and dignity. (Durbin, 2013) And when confronted by angry shareholders to end the company’s health care benefits to boost stock prices; Schultz vehemently declined and then used this personal story to boost morale and inspire the...
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...Howard Zinn continued to talk about the American Revolution. The main argument for Zinn in this chapter was that the revolution was fought mainly by the poor people, but it led by the rich who controlled and gained the most benefits of the war. In this chapter, Zinn wrote about the revolution and its results and the conflict between the poor and rich people. The first thing was the revolution and its results. The revolution was against the British rule. The American leaderships wanted the independence. So, they consisted Revolution army and colonial militia; and allowed to only white men, who Zinn described them as, “hall-marks respectability or at least of full citizenship.” But then, they allowed to less respectable white men. One of the...
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...RUNNING HEAD: HOWARD GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES 1 Howard Gardner: Human Development and Education “Thinking about Thinking” University of St. Thomas School of Education Counselor Education Cohort Program Submitted by: Carolyn Assaad, B.A. School Counseling Candidate Submitted to: Dr. Roman Alvarez, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, LMFT, LSOTP, FAPA, MTAPA Summer I, 2012 RUNNING HEAD: HOWARD GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES 2 Abstract This paper explores the following: 1) discusses Howard Gardner’s philosophy of education and background; 2) discusses qualities that make him an educational leader including the relevance of his work; 3) examines his theory of multiple intelligences and its relevance in education; 4) addresses pros and cons of his theory and 5) discusses the influence he has had on education in the United States. Implications for current issues in education and counseling are addressed with regards to the theory presented. RUNNING HEAD: HOWARD GARDNER’S MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES 3 Background and Philosophy In the 1960’s Howard Gardner was a graduate student in Psychology at Harvard University. He was trained as a developmental psychologist so he was concerned with the nature of human organisms and the stages and laws of cognition as well as the stages of moral judgment and aesthetic evaluation. He had the opportunity to study under individuals such as psychoanalyst...
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...Howard Schultz was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 19, 1953. He is best known as the CEO of Starbucks. Howard is 302nd on Forbes 400 (2014) and the 259th wealthiest in the United States, with a net worth of $2.6 billion in 2015 by Forbes Magazine. Starbucks has become the leading coffeehouse company worldwide, founded 1971 in Seattle. In 2014, there were over twenty- two thousand Starbucks worldwide. Fred Schultz, Howard’s father, was a former army medic during WWII, and later a blue collar job worker. His dad never had a plan for his life. His mother Elaine, also referred to as Bobbie took on the role of raising the three children. The family had little money, resulting in both parents working long hours to support his family. Howard...
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...Brief History of General Oliver O. Howard General Oliver O. Howard, a Civil War hero was born on November 8, 1830 in Leeds, Maine and died October 26, 1909 in Burlington, Vermont. He served as organizer and head of the Freedmen’s Bureau in (1865-72) and founder of Howard University. He used his position in the Freedmen’s Bureau to fight for, protect, and create educational possibilities, and a better way of life for the freedmen. Howard University gets its name from him and the Howard University Hospital, as we know it today was called "Freedman's Hospital.” He became the third president of the University, but resigned to go back to the military. The military was his love and in his blood. General Howard is described as a “Christian man who stood up for his beliefs and convictions, and who used his position as head of the Freedmen’s Bureau to fight for the well-being of Negroes in the South.”1 The General took pride in his position to defend race relations, education, and the general welfare of people. He felt that “no aspect of freedom for the newly emancipated was quite as close to his heart as that of providing educational facilities.”2 The General’s dedication and commitment to the freedmen was recognized by President Andrew Johnson, who in 1865 appointed General Howard to commission the Freedmen’s Bureau. As a result of his new appointment the General moved to Washington. Being a deeply religious man, The General’s religious roots lead him to “join others in...
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...Howard E. Wasdin was born on November 8th, 1961 by his 16 old mother into poverty. His mother, Millie Kirkman, was a hard headed woman who didn't show emotion. Wasdin was told that his biological father, Ben Wilbanks, ran off and abandoned him, however, what really happened was his mother ran off with Wasdin to Georgia, to marry Leon. Leon beat Wasdin for everything that was not done exactly right to the point where Wasdin ran away from home only to be returned by some strangers. Later in his life, Wasdin attended Cumberland college in Kentucky. However after a year and half of college, Wasdin ran out of money and had to enlist in the Navy so he could save up money and complete his education. He married Laura, whom he had been dating since high...
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...William Howard Taft was elected the 27th president of the United States and later became the tenth chief justice of the United States. He was a distinguished jurist, effective administrator, but poor politician. William Howard Taft, a scion of a long-prominent family, was born in Cincinnati on September 15, 1857. His father, Alphonso Taft, had a distinguished career in law and foreign service. Alphonso Taft was a state judge from 1865-72, U.S. Secretary of War in 1876. U.S. Attorney General from 1876-77, Minister to Austria-Hungary from 1882-1884, and Minister to Russia from 1884-1885. Taft attended Woodward High School in Cincinnati, finishing second in his class. He followed family tradition and went to Yale, again finishing as salutatorian-he...
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...Carrie Farmer Retail Management Case Study: Howard Schultz on Starbucks’ Future Plans to Grow West Georgia Technical College 5/23/2015 Case 1: Howard Schultz on Starbucks’ Future Plans to Grow When Howard Schultz returned to the company as CEO in 2008 he realized there was a problem with the company's strategy in the recessionary environment. He uncovered major problems at Starbucks locations that had been open for less than 18 months. Schultz found out that many retailers we're managing their companies based on same store sales growth which focuses on sales of existing stores not new stores. This was making management compare themselves to other successful stores, and was causing them to find other ways to increase sales that were under minding the brands image and reputation. This is not a good strategy to have so Schultz stopped the reporting same store sales each month. To promote long-term growth Starbucks introduced new products and brands within its stores. Instead of selling their new products like VIA in grocery stores and drug stores they decided to sell it in its own stores first. Because of proving the success of the product first there was no need to pay stores to stock it on their shelves. This also helped new products prove their credibility among consumers. Starbucks also had a great success with its loyalty card program which accounts for one fifth of all store based transactions. This program encourages customers to purchase Starbucks products in grocery...
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...Case Study Analysis Part A: “Power Play for Howard” Learning Team B Maria del C. Perez MGT/445 February 20, 2012 Dr. Anne Hallcom Case Study Analysis Part A: “Power Play for Howard” In the case study of “Power Play for Howard,” Juwan Howard, a free agent basketball player is looking to begin negotiations to obtain at least a $100 million dollar contract for his services. As a Washington Bullets team current player, his manager extends an invitation to this team first. He receives an offer from their organization; it is far below what he is looking to obtain. He decides to look elsewhere. Miami Heat offers him a deal that was too good to be true. They offered $100.8 million, seven-year contract with nice incentives; Juwan Howard agrees to their terms and signs their contract. Prematurely, there is excitement by the new agreement that he thinks is binding (Asher & Brubaker, 2007). The Bullets’ General Manager, Wes Unseld would soon hear back that the contract was invalidated by the basketball league in which they were governed by. The forward, Howard would continue with the Washington Bullets although arbitration takes place. In the end, the decision is made in favor of the Washington Bullets. In this paper, Learning Team B will take the reader through the tangible and intangible benefits, costs, and risks that took place for Juwan Howard, the Miami Heat, and the Washington Bullets- who would later to be known as the Washington Wizards...
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...people? For Starbucks, the term’ people’ encompasses all of their customers, employees, farmers, shareholders and the founder of the company himself. ‘Onwards’ is basically a book about the return of Howard Schultz as the ceo of Starbucks on January, 2008. Howard Schultz returned to his former post in a very difficult time. The company’s overall performance was deteriorating in addition to the ongoing financial crisis of the economy. In spite of all the difficulties, he turned the wheel of the company towards success. So, how did this success come? Was it all about the people or about some other factors? Moreover, what was the reason behind Starbucks’ initial success? In ‘Onwards’ Howard Schultz said, ‘’ we succeed by creating an experience that comes to life, in large part, because of how we treat our people, how we treat our farmers , our customers and how we give back to communities.(chapter-4, page27)’’ and I completely agree with him. Before 2008, Starbucks all focus was limited to company’s growth and store expansion and in the meanwhile they started to overlook their people doing what Wallstreet want them to do. This gradually caused Starbuck to fall from their once secured financial condition. Where to Wallstreet people success in business is high turnover rate, there to Howard Schultz, it was all about peoples satisfaction, how were their experience, feelings etc. His mission was to bring back the magic of “the Starbucks experience’’. And once he ensured that the magic...
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...[pic] Howard Schultz Erika Alfano Yasmyn Oramas MAN3240 Howard Schultz is a very well defined, intellect, knowledgeable man. Howards Schultz was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 19,1953. Schultz graduated from Northern Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in communications. He was elected as one of the “World’s 50 Great Leaders”, you will know more about why he is during this paper. Howard Schultz is best known as the chairman and CEO of Starbucks and a former owner of the Seattle Super Sonics. Howard Schultz began his career very quickly. It all started after he graduated from college, he was working as a salesman for Hammarplast, a business that sold European coffee makers. As Schultz made his way through the company he noticed they were selling more to a company in Seattle. So, Schultz went to Seattle to see whom they were selling to and once when he walked through the doors of Starbucks he knew he needed to work there, Schultz he said “I can’t explain it. But I knew I was in a special place, and the product kind of spoke to me.” Drawn to Seattle and its extraordinary coffee culture, Howard moved from his native New York and joined Starbucks, in 1982, as director of operations and marketing when Starbucks had only four stores. In 1983, he travelled to Milan, Italy, he saw that there were so many coffee bars, that he came with the idea of coffee drinks. Schultz said, “I saw something. Not only the romance of coffee, but a sense of community. And...
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...Howard Gardner's Theory on the Learning Process In 1983, Doctor Howard Gardner developed a theory of multiple intelligences (MI). Dr. Gardner was a professor and a psychologist of neuroscience from Harvard University. His theory questioned the current beliefs in the fields of cognitive science and education. In the past intelligence was measured by series of multiple short answer tests. Gardner's theory introduced intelligence broke down in seven different categories. The seven multiple intelligences include Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical, Musical Rhythmic, Bodily/ Kinesthetic, Spatial, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal. Each different intelligence has a unique set of qualities. Linguistic is the capacity to use language, being able to express yourself and your mind. Logical/Mathematical is the intelligence in which one has a strong ability to use principles to reach a conclusion when solving problems. This type of intelligence would have the ability to manipulate numbers and quantities the same way you would in math. Musical Rhythmic intelligence is the ability to thoroughly think through music, sounds, rhythms and beats. Bodily/kinesthetic intelligence is when you are able to use your multiple body parts to solve a problem, such as playing sports, acting in plays, dancing, etc. Spatial intelligence is in which you can grasp the universe within your mind, when you can see the world that is not in front of you. Arts and sciences are where you will see this intelligence used...
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...Valerie Ridings Mr. Miroku Nemeth English 1A September 16, 2015 Howard Zinn: Civil Rights Howard Zinn was an American historian, playwright, and social activist. He sometimes referred to himself as a Democratic Socialist. In Howard Zinn’s book A People’s History of the United States his main concern was that while the government made civil rights reforms they predominantly did so not out of human interest, but out of a need to reform their international image. Zinn further addresses that in-large part the United States government failed to enforce these new civil rights reforms. With the events of the Civil Rights Movement, Zinn demonstrates the United States duplicity as early as the 1930s. In Howard Zinn’s book A People’s History of the United States he notes that while the nation denounced racism, it nevertheless “maintained segregation in the armed forces and kept blacks in low-paying jobs” (chapter 17). I think Zinn also goes to state in his book that the as the United States failed to adequately provide solutions to the race question, African Americans became increasingly aligned with Communist movements. With the volatile political climate of the late 1940s – the country had just survived World War II – it was essential that the nation demonstrate internationally that it was making a substantial stand against Communism. Zinn argues this started with African American ties to Communism. It follows that the United States government’s original motivation for enacting...
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