Urgency defined

By Champion in : Champion Culture, Culture Thoughts // Apr 27 2010

When people have a true sense of urgency, they think that action on critical issues is needed now, not eventually, not when it fits easily into a schedule.  Now means making real progress every single day.  Critically important means challenges …(continued)…

Prologue of “The Champion Way™”

By Champion in : Prologue, The Champion Way™ // Apr 27 2010

Prologue

It was the spring of 1999 in Scottsdale, Arizona. I had not been happy for some time with my role in assisting the development of three large lifestyle entertainment shopping centers, one of which had been built in Florida, …(continued)…

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

By Champion in : Book Reviews // Apr 27 2010

Review

“It’s easy to see why people pay to hear what he has to say.”
-Time

“Thousands of authors write business books every year, but only a handful reach star status and the A-list lecture circuit. Fewer still-one, to …(continued)…

It’s Not About the Coffee: Lessons on Putting People First from a Life at Starbucks

By Champion in : Book Reviews // Apr 27 2010

From Publishers Weekly
After a working life spent building Starbucks from a chain of 28 stores to an international coffee business through positions such as executive vice president of sales, founding president of Starbucks International and …(continued)…