Sat.Aug 17, 2024

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Starbucks Sued for Allegedly Stealing Coffee-Flavored Lipstick Idea

HR Digest

Starbucks has been sued for a third time by a company that accused the coffee chain of stealing its concept for coffee-flavored lipstick and lip gloss. Balmuccino has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks, accusing the coffee giant of stealing its idea for coffee-flavored lipstick and gloss. The Starbucks coffee flavored lipstick lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court following two previous dismissals.

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How To Build An Extreme Team

Eric Jacobson

Extreme Teams is a fascinating book by Robert Bruce Shaw , where he takes you inside top companies and examines not just great teams (your more “conventional” teams), but extreme teams. According to Shaw, extreme teams : View work as a calling —even an obsession. Value members’ cultural fit and ability to collectively produce results. Pursue a limited set of vital priorities —less is more.

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Sonos Layoffs Announced After Extensive Problems with Its App

HR Digest

Audio equipment manufacturer Sonos has laid off 6 percent of its workforce. Around 100 employees have been affected by Sonos’ workforce reduction plans while the company deals with fixing some of the damage their new app has wrecked on their business. Sonos’ problems began to multiply when they released a new app this year in May, which, instead of improving the user experience, had customers leaving an overwhelming number of complaints about the upgrade.

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