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Paul Gibson
24 Jun 2010
Faculty, Leadership, MBA
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Be ready to pay a price for your values

Leaders in strong organizations take their values seriously and stand behind them. Failure to align values and actions places the mission at risk.

Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks Coffee Company North America and Starbucks Coffee International, spoke to EMBA students in September 2008.

Executive MBA, Howard Behar, video lecture, work-compatible
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