Starbucks said Friday it plans an unspecified number of layoffs as it restructures its corporate staff.In a letter to employees, Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol said the Seattle coffee giant needs to ensure all work has a clear and accountable…
Sustaining a happy, healthy, and high-performing culture hinges on its capacity to integrate diverse viewpoints. Today’s multigenerational workforce has the power to create limitless game-changing ideas, experiences, and insights. Yet, bias and entren…
When my niece Fiona was four, she began to resist getting dressed and rejected any outfit her mother selected. My sister-in-law then started to offer her daughter a choice for each type of clothing—i.e., a choice between these two shirts and then a ch…
In The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, Dr. Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz, PhD, contrast the lives of two men: A teacher who had rich relationships with his friends, family, and students. Committed to his s…
The way Kardell Thomas sees things, it wasn’t so much the schools as it was the system that let him down.
When thinking about the pros and cons of college players forming a union as they navigate their way through an industry that’…
Severance, which imagines a world where a person’s work and personal lives are surgically separated, will soon return to Apple TV+ for a second season. While the concept of this gripping piece of science fiction is far-fetched, it touches on some inte…
On April 3, 1968, standing before a crowded church, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. painted his vision for justice. “I’ve seen the Promised Land,” he said. “I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to…
Since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into law, many Americans have observed the federal holiday to commemorate the life and legacy of the civil rights leader, Baptist minister, and theologian.
MLK Day volunteer…
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pa…
Race-based DEI hiring programs aren’t at their best in the C-suite. They aren’t at their best in your managerial ranks, either.
However, race-based DEI hiring programs do belong somewhere.
That somewhere is in early career devel…
