COO AND GROUP PRESIDENT, STARBUCKS
When I look at the combination of my personal and professional life, I often feel like a traffic cop, trying to get everyone in their lane. . . . As the COO for Starbucks, it is a lot about creating the operational plan for the workweek, and setting the strategy and vision for the largest part of the company.
My assistant and I have a calendar coding system. For example, meetings with direct reports are color-coded in orange, meetings with other senior leaders are coded in green, personal time is coded as purple, and office time is coded in gray. Every Friday, I review my tentative schedule for Monday—tentative because it usually changes over the weekend—and take note of important upcoming meetings, team anniversaries, birthdays, etc.
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“WE COMMUNICATE A LOT.”
The Parent Trap
Stranded by the pandemic, working parents are receiving little help from their employers. It’s time for corporate America to find its voice.
N.K.JEMISIN
“I BASICALLY HAD A MIDLIFE CRISIS.”
ROZ BREWER
“I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE IF A BARISTA IS MAKING COFFEE, I SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING.”
Secrets Of The Most Productive People – Brandy Zadrozny, Reporter, NBC News
“I can report from my backyard with my feet in a baby swimming pool.”
Secrets Of The Most Productive People – Gina McCarthy
President and Ceo, National Resources Defense Council
Secrets Of The Most Productive People – Florian Krammer
“Science is not a job. It’s somewhere between a hobby and a passion.”
Secrets Of The Most Productive People – Bubba Wallace – Nascar Driver
“The more stressed out I am, the better we do on the racetrack .”
Secrets Of The Most Productive People – Jacqueline Guichelaar
“Every individual on the team is important, regardless of what time zone they’re in.”
Daniel Dae Kim – Actor and Producer
“I’ve spent about two and a half months in quarantine .”
Microsoft's Viva Aims to Make Remote Work Easier
While many companies are still mastering the art of working from home, Microsoft recently introduced its virtual solution: The Viva employee experience platform helps folks learn, grow, and thrive, even from their kitchen tables. Powered by Microsoft 365 and Teams, Viva makes it easy for customers to merge existing systems and tools with fresh features for a more accessible, discoverable workplace.
STREISAND HOOKED ON PLAYING MARKET!
Wakes daily at 6:30 a.m. to make big stock bets
AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER SAYS BING COULD REPLACE GOOGLE
Australia’s prime minister said that Microsoft is confident it can fill the void if Google carries out its threat to remove its search engine from Australia.
MICROSOFT KEEPS CHUGGING AS PANDEMIC CONTINUES
As the pandemic raged through the U.S., Microsoft’s business continued chugging ahead and beat Wall Street expectations for the last three months of 2020, powered by ongoing demand for its workplace software and cloud computing services as people worked from home.
MICROSOFT KEEPS CHUGGING AS PANDEMIC CONTINUES
As the pandemic raged through the U.S., Microsoft’s business continued chugging ahead and beat Wall Street expectations for the last three months of 2020, powered by ongoing demand for its workplace software and cloud computing services as people worked from home.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold: The Future's Not Quite Here Yet
It’s somewhat surprising that the world’s first foldable-screen PC is a ThinkPad. When foldable screens debuted on phones last year, they were expensive gimmicks with questionable durability. ThinkPads are mostly expensive laptops, to be sure, but they’re legendary for being the opposite of gimmicky and flimsy. Fortunately, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold has the benefit of years of testing and research, and, at least as far as physical design is concerned, this Windows tablet mostly lives up to its ThinkPad name.
GM TEAMS UP WITH MICROSOFT ON DRIVERLESS CARS
General Motors is teaming up with Microsoft to accelerate its rollout of electric, self-driving cars.
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MICROSOFT SAYS HACKERS VIEWED SOURCE CODE, DIDN'T CHANGE IT
Microsoft said in a blog pos t that hackers tied to a massive intrusion of dozens of U.S. government agencies and private companies sneaked further into its systems than previously thought, although the intrusion doesn’t appear to have caused any additional harm.
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This incredible deal is still possible, but who knows how long it’ll stick around.