✅ Starbucks' strategy to keep the "flywheel" turning

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Starbucks is investing $500 million to improve employee experience, focusing on scheduling and staffing, says Executive Vice President and Chief Partner Officer Sara Kelly. The initiative, which includes a new assistant store manager role, aims to address employee concerns and reduce turnover. Kelly calls this connection -- supporting retail employees to enhance customer experience and shareholder returns -- the "flywheel."

Some ad agency executives are using professional skills such as multitasking and deadline management to enhance their parenting, and applying lessons from parenting -- such as saying no -- to support their work. They emphasize the importance of accepting imperfection, managing burnout and setting boundaries. “I’m constantly living in fast-paced environments with lots of competing demands," says Jessica Davis, vice-president of planning at Attention Arc. "The biggest crossover is knowing what really matters. At work, I have to assess which client requests are top priority, and at home I’ve learned to let the small things roll off and really focus on what keeps the household running.”

Kanoe's take. My favorite hack in this piece was from Melissa Mahon, who taught her middle-school-age son how to create and use a workback schedule -- the project management method where you start with a deadline and then work backward to plan the steps -- so he could manage communication and assignments among multiple teachers. He found it so helpful that he created one for his robotics team to help them prepare for upcoming competitions. This is real-world work skill!

What hacks did you like? What other hacks do you use to manage work and parenting? Tell me!