Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul

Howard Schultz
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Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul

Howard Schultz
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Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 22 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Onward is a compelling narrative by Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, detailing the company's journey through the 2008 recession and its return to profitability. Customers find the book to be an insightful and well-written read, offering valuable leadership lessons and a sense of hope for overcoming tough times.

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  • Readability: 30%
  • Book Quality: 30%

Review topics: ["read","book","story","insight","look","brand","narrative","experience"].

Review highlights

  • "Such a great book I definitely would recommend this book to any start up company CEO"Josie
  • "Anyone starting a business would gain valuable insight and motivation from this book."Louise C.
  • "Loved this book, especially while sipping on a hot cup of coffee."Brittany

Reviews

Invokes moving the needle on life's challenges.

"Anyone starting a business would gain valuable insight & motivation from this book. Never give up attitude."

Louise C. (4/5)

Onward by Howard Schultz

"Onward contains philosophical insights of managing one of the world’s most known coffee shops that is Starbucks. I enjoyed how Howard Schultz tours us inside the company and its culture and values, strengths and weaknesses, while he is ceo."

Joan (4/5)

A great success story of Howard Schultz.

"The CEO does a great job of telling the moral story and hard work that it has taken to make Starbucks a great company. Well written and informative. Starbucks is a part of Culture indeed."

Jake (5/5)

The Starbucks Story Is Great.

"The Starbucks Story is important and interesting. Howard Schultz is a hypocrite but his company is exceptional."

Jake (4/5)

Interesting Read

"Not what I expected when I picked up the book, but definitely a great read. Helps you understand and appreciate the effort that goes into establishing a large corporation such as Starbucks"

Karen (4/5)

Great Book

"Starbucks is such a unique company, I really learned a lot about the importance of corporate culture from this book."

Aleem (5/5)

Surprisingly good

"Inspirational, feel good. I was surprised it was as good as it was actually. Hidden gem."

IT I. (4/5)

Loved this book!

"Inspiring, motivating and empowering. Great read! Highly recommend. Very interesting read that I could not put down."

Anne (5/5)

Inspiring!

"A great read. Makes you fall in love Starbucks even more. So inspiring to witness the journey and struggles of establishing the world known establishment."

Dibs (5/5)

Absolutely loved this book

"Such a great book I definitely would recommend this book to any start up company CEO"

Josie (5/5)

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  • Published date: Mar 27, 2012
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 368
  • Publisher: Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
  • ISBN: 9781609613822
  • Dimensions: 5.46" W x 0.83" L x 8.35" H
“Personal, suspenseful, and surprisingly open . . . [Schultz’s] sequel to the founding of Starbucks is grittier, more gripping, and dramatic, and his voice is winning and authentic. this is a must-read for anyone interested in leadership, management, or the quest to connect a brand with the consumer.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Through the lens of his personal leadership journey, with all of its dizzying ups and agonizing downs, Howard Schultz has written, with aching honesty and passion, the single most important book on leadership and change for our time and for every generation of leaders.” —Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California, and author of Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership
Howard Schultz is the chairman, president, and CEO of Starbucks and the author of the New York Times bestseller Pour Your Heart Into It.


Joanne Gordon is a former Forbes writer and contributing editor who has spent more than a decade profiling companies and business leaders for numerous publications and five previous books.

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