Elizabeth Holmes’ punishment, Google’s ‘BS’ jobs, and advice for Starbucks: Leadership news roundup

Elizabeth Holmes’ punishment, Google’s ‘BS’ jobs, and advice for Starbucks: Leadership news roundup

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Elizabeth Holmes

Elizabeth Holmes
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When Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the now-disgraced blood testing company Theranos, received the sentence for her fraud conviction in 2022, she was originally expected to serve 11 years after she reported to prison last May. But it looks like she’ll be getting out by Labor Day 2032.

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David Ulevitch, a general partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, is tired of the “BS jobs” at big companies.

Ulevitch lamented the proliferation of “irrelevant jobs” at megacorporations and conglomerates in an interview with Emily Sundberg for her Substack newsletter, “Feed Me,” published Monday. These positions, he argued, have contributed to the decline of the small businesses behind America’s industrial and manufacturing base, and rob profits from shareholders, who are often pensioners and retirees.

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Bluesky confirmed Jack Dorsey’s departure from the decentralized social media company’s board of directors on Sunday. Earlier this weekend, Twitter’s founder and former CEO tweeted a simple “no” in response to a user’s questions to announce his exit from Bluesky, a platform he helped create.

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Howard Schultz

Howard Schultz led three times: From 1986 to 2000, 2008 to 2017, and 2022 to 2023.
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Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffett.

Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffett.
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Women still feel like they’re getting the short end of the stick when it comes to pay, benefits, and career growth opportunities. That’s leaving many of them unsatisfied with their jobs.

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An executive at Chinese tech giant Baidu wants employees that are seriously devoted to the company — even if it hurts their personal lives.

Qu Jing, the company’s head of public relations, posted several videos of herself on Douyin, China’s TikTok, giving employees some harsh lessons about dedication to the company, according to the Financial Times.

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A person celebrates a successful parachute landing
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The CEO of the hedge fund trying to buy Paramount thinks the United States economy has rounded a corner from its high-inflation days and is poised for smoother sailing.

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Researchers have discovered that there’s no significant difference in the perception of room chilliness between men and women.

Researchers have discovered that there’s no significant difference in the perception of room chilliness between men and women.
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The gendered feud over the temperature setting in the office or at home might be overblown, new government-led research suggests. The study found little difference between how men and women self-reported the chilliness of their surroundings. There was also no major distinction between the sexes in the temperatures needed for shivering to start occurring.

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Baidu’s head of public relations no longer appears to be employed at the tech giant after sparking widespread backlash for posting several videos telling staff she’s “not [their] mom” and that she “can make [them] jobless in this industry.”

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