A coffee bean’s life ends violently. The ripened coffee cherry is plucked from a tree. Its remains are processed either with a fermented liquid or in the sun. The outer layers of peel and parchment are stripped away, baring its inner bean. That bean is roasted (over roasted if it's sold by Starbucks) and ultimately … Continue reading Special delivery
Journey back in time with me to that glorious season from the third week of November through December 20 when anything you didn’t want to deal with at work could just wait until “after the holidays.” If you’re like me, you had “circle back after the new year” on copy-paste for emails you didn’t want … Continue reading Circle back time is now
I do not like to work remotely. You may be following the news out of Amazon these days, even if you mistakenly click on a headline thinking it was an update on one of your package deliveries. On Sept. 16, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sent a memo to employees that sent reverberations throughout the world: … Continue reading Working remotely or remotely working?
We’re conditioned from kindergarten to anticipate a significant break from industrious activity at the end of the calendar year. I’m sure you remember those halcyon days when playground conversations focused on what you were going to ask Santa to bring you for Christmas, the construction paper Christmas tree crafts, the classroom Christmas party, the church … Continue reading Holiday countdown-itis
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