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What makes a CEO worth $31 million a year? You’ll have to ask Starbucks

IN FOCUS : Starbucks has paid its CEO more than $120 million since he joined in late 2024. What makes him worth it? JR Duren reports

The Independent UK · Aug 3

Jeff Bezos says working harder is the cure for anxiety: ‘The stress goes away the second I take that first step’

Bezos worked through decades of stress to build the No. 1 Fortune 500 company.

Fortune · Jul 26

Jeff Bezos Reveals the Root of Anxiety in People and a Simple Way to Make it Go Away

Jeff Bezos, who started Amazon in a rented garage and took 60 meetings to raise $1 million, shares how he turns anxiety into motivation to solve problems.

International Business Times UK · Feb 27

Brian Niccol has to get hold of 200,000 Sharpies so he can bring back a classic Starbucks tradition

“Unfortunately it’s not as simple as going to Staples and picking up some Sharpies,” Niccol said. “That’s the power of our scale.”

Fortune · Nov 1, 2024

Starbucks order taking forever? Don’t blame the barista

Starbucks workers said in a recent survey few stores are adequately staffed, and less than half had equipment that reliably worked.

Fortune · Oct 18, 2024

Starbucks CEO hype has been 'overdone,' Jefferies analysts say in rare downgrade

It’s the first time in over a decade Jeffries has given Starbucks a sell-equivalent rating.

Fortune · Sep 24, 2024

New Starbucks CEO lays into overwhelming menus, inconsistent product, and long, hectic waits

On just his second day on the job, the former Chipotle CEO signaled he will initially devote the bulk of his attention to problems in the U.S. operations.

Fortune · Sep 11, 2024

Starbucks’ new CEO on the worst advice he ever got: Demonstrate that you can fire somebody

The main qualm Brian Niccol had with his former manager’s recommendation is that it prioritized disciplining employees rather than coaching them.

Fortune · Sep 9, 2024

Starbucks’ new CEO drinks up to 4 cups of coffee per day

Brian Niccol is getting a $113 million payday–and presumably a lot of free coffee.

Fortune · Aug 16, 2024

Pay deal for new Starbucks CEO worth up to $113m

Brian Niccol, who was poached from Chipotle, will get package worth four times that of his predecessor

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2024