Doug Labahn, global VP of marketing for Sage Live, has left Sage North America. There have been so many changes in executive jobs at the software manufacturer in the last few months there must be a new budget line item for printing business cards. Labahn took over that job in February after working with Sage since 2012. The company said he was leaving immediately and had been replaced by Jennifer Warawa.

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Authorities have concluded they have found the perfect punishment for executives involved in the recent scandal at Volkswagen. They will be forced to write 10,000 times, "I will not lie about emissions." ... After reading all the LinkedIn tag lines such as "Dynamic Creative Executive", I've decided mine will be "Success through Pure Dumb Luck." ... I'm tired of announcements constantly someone who is excited to launch a product. I'm waiting for a company willing to say, "This is a dull boring product, but it's going to save you a ton of money.