Starbucks is holding 2-hour employee 'connection' meetings amid heightened tensions with some baristas

• Starbucks is rolling out a new mission and plans for team meetings centered on connection.
• The meetings will include coffee tastings, activities, and a video from the company's new CEO.
• The announcement comes amid heightened tensions between some baristas and executives.

Starbucks on Monday tweaked its mission and said it would start holding meetings with store employees billed as "connection" sessions.

The two-hour meetings will include coffee tastings, group activities, and games, the company said. They will kick off with a video message from Laxman Narasimhan, the company's new CEO.