Leadership 领导力 Fred Smith was just 27 when he founded FedEx. Thirty-five years later, he's still at the helm. He attributes the success of the company to leadership, pure and simple-something he picked up from his years in the military, and fro...
Every night several hundred planes bearing a purple, white , and orange design touch down at Memphis Airport, in Tennessee. Crews unload the planes' cargo of, on average, more than half a million parcels and letters, picked up from locations all over...
Going public was an important milestone for Alibaba. The time was right. Our B2B company is established, market conditions are healthy, and management is strong. The reception proved a mainland Chinese company can list in Hong Kong and still get a ve...
We're in China today because I believe in one thing: global vision, local win. We designed the business model ourselves. 如今，我们的根据地仍然在中国。这是因为我始终秉承全球的眼光，当地制胜这一战略。 Our focus i...
We competed with China Telecom for about a year. The general manager of China Telecom offered to invest$185, 000 to do a joint venture. It was the most money I had ever seen in my life. But unfortunately, China Telecom got five seats on the board. I...
When I graduated, I was the only one of 500 students assigned to teach at a university. My pay was 100 to 120 yuan(RMB), which is like $12 to $15 per month. I always had a dream that when I finished my five years, I would join a business-a hotel or w...
When I was 12 years old, I got interested in learning English. I rode my bike for 40 minutes every morning, rain or snow, 我12岁时开始对学习英语感兴趣。杭州西湖区位于上海西南方向100公里处。 for eight years to a hotel ne...
How I Did It: The Unlikely Rise of China's Hottest Internet Tycoon 我是如何做到的马云谈创业 I rode my bike for 40 minutes every morning to a hotel with a lot of foreign tourists. I showed them around and practiced my English. Those eight...
Schultz has remained firmly committed to employee and community enrichment. As part of his ongoing efforts, Starbucks teamed up with baseball stars to promote an adult literacy campaign. 如今，舒尔茨依然坚定地致力于推动企业员工及所...
At a time when other companies were trimming benefits as a cost-cutting measure, Schultz, who grew up in a family without any medical coverage, 当其他公司把削减福利待遇当作是降低成本的重要途径时，在一个没有享受到任何...
When Starbucks opened its first store in New York City, it was a homecoming for Schultz, but he did not act like the conquering hero. 当舒尔茨在纽约的第一家店开业时，这对他而言，似乎有种重归故里的感觉，但他并没有表...
In 1987, at the age of 34, Howard Schultz organized a group of investors and purchased his former employer, Starbucks Coffee Company. 1987年，34岁的霍华德舒尔茨召集了一批投资者，将他的老东家星巴克咖啡公司买下。这个小...
During his youth Schultz was ashamed of his family working poor status. He escaped the hot Brooklyn summer one year to attend camp, 再返回营中了。约会的时候，他特别害怕女朋友的父亲会问到他住在哪里。为了逃避这一切...
Howard Schultz is not a household name to most North Americans, but those living in urban or suburban communities know his company: the specialty coffee retailer Starbucks. In the span of a decade, Starbucks has grown into the largest coffee roaster...
Cliff BurgessThe Marathon Man 克里夫伯吉斯马拉松赛场上的老者 In 1993, Cliff Burgess was 55 years old. He was tired of his potbelly and vowed to start walking. Cliff hits the pavement in his suburban Texas town. A walk around the block...
