Musk agrees to resign as Tesla chairman, pay $20M fine | How leaders can help drive worker engagement | Lawsuit: Apple fires employees for reporting quality issues
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has settled charges brought against him by the Securities and Exchange Commission by agreeing to resign as chairman of the company and pay a $20 million fine. In a separate action, Tesla agreed to pay its own $20 million fine for tweets by Musk, which contained misleading information about a privatization deal that never happened. CNNMoney (9/30),CBS News (10/1)
Recruiting & Retention
How leaders can help drive worker engagement Employee engagement is key to business success yet nearly 9 in 10 employees worldwide remain alienated from their work, Naz Beheshti writes. Leaders can help drive engagement by practicing deep listening, interacting with staff on a one-to-one basis and creating environments where workers bring out the best in each other. Forbes (9/30)
Companies see onsite clinics as way to reduce costs Companies hope to reduce long-term costs by getting more involved in their employees' health care, such as opening onsite or near-by clinics that offer free or low-cost primary care. David Keyt of Mercer said these clinics solve two problems, cost and convenience, that can prevent people from getting health care. The Associated Press (10/1)
The HR Leader
Workplace meditation reduces motivation, study suggests While meditation and mindfulness have been shown to reduce workplace-stress levels, a recent study found that they may also kill motivation. The results of the study indicate a shift in mindset to the present reduces the anxiety of getting work done for the future. Big Think (9/30)
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