Starbucks has established itself as the world’s premier leader and retailer of specialty coffee. Quality and care of the products used, and the ambiance in stores has greatly contributed to Starbucks success in making and selling coffee. Starbucks strategic plan for performance appraisals involves skill-bases pay which comprises of teams, multiskills and flexibility. The strategic approach taken by Starbucks requires finding the right people, managing their talent, and maintaining an effective workforce. Starbucks recruits to find the best talent to staff its establishments. The training programs and opportunities for personal and professional development offered at Starbucks help the organization to manage talent. Compensation and benefits packages designed to reward employees for their contributions to the organization help maintain an effective workforce and aide in the performance appraisal process.