When Starbucks passed out pink slips to 100 workers Friday, they called in the big guns (aka, company spokeswoman Anna Kim-Williams) to deliver the bad news.
The spokeswoman’s prepared statement said:
“Some of these partners are being offered opportunity for redeployment and others will be separated from the company.”
Partners?
Redeployment?
Separated?
Talk about a decaf statement! Those are some of [...]

Continue Reading »

“Do I need a blog?”
Nope. You don’t. You can live a purpose-filled life minus a blog. Don’t let anyone convince you that you have to blog, just for the sake of blogging.
But you might want to blog. Whether you’re a small business owner, an author who’s looking to promote your upcoming book, or the CEO [...]

Continue Reading »