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SHIFT BREAK! The Necessary Death of the Superstar Barista

The search for a "superstar" barista seems to never die. It is a desire born from our tendency to attribute success and power to one person in-spite of the evidence around us that pretty obviously points to the opposite. But oh if we just hire a champion, a coffee person, a lightning rod of a personality, then all will be well!

Today on Shift Break we will be talking about why this idea should die a quick and unceremonious death, and in its place we need to build a system of collective accountability to high standards that, unlike the weak and faltering light of the superstar, equips our…

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