What's the work equivalent of love? Serving best interests

Why it's worth investing in a positive culture | Businesses should study the best universities | What's next for blockchain? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version](   December 5, 2018 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] Leading Edge [] [Why it's worth investing in a positive culture]( Burnout and stress make employees less productive and more likely to quit, which costs employers in terms of replacing people, absenteeism and health care, writes Jessica Higgins, chief operating officer at Gapingvoid Culture Design Group. "The cost of implementing more holistic management systems that take care of your human capital quickly become cheap, once all of your invisible costs of old management are brought to the surface," she writes. [ThoughtLeaders]( (12/3) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Businesses should study the best universities]( Transformative, long-serving university presidents can be instructive for CEOs because the university setting reflects emerging social trends and the balance of managing tradition and innovation simultaneously, writes Scott Cowen, president emeritus of Tulane University. "The insights of university presidents into the emerging workforce -- and the next generation of leaders -- are invaluable for the business sector," he writes. [Knowledge@Wharton]( (11/28) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Resources to Transform Your Engagement Successful employee engagement programs entail research, varied approaches and best practices as unique as the company. HR leaders know that engaged cultures yield greater business results. Inspirus has resources to power your engagement and results. [Get the whitepaper]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Strategic Management [] [What's next for blockchain?]( Blockchain's promise is tempered by structural challenges, such as the usage-inhibiting requirement to pay more for faster service, writes Chana Schoenberger. Experts are also concerned about blockchain's energy consumption and the security threats that come with scale. [Chicago Booth Review (University of Chicago)]( (11/26) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( TOP 10 HR COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES FOR 2019 This guide will provide you with the most challenging HR compliance issues and top employment law trends for 2019. It also provides tips and strategies on how to respond to and prepare for these challenges. [Download XpertHR's Guide Now]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Smarter Communication [] [Great questions have deeper goals]( We learn more from mentors when we go beyond asking how to do something to how they approach problems, writes Jeremy Chandler. "Rather than trying to replicate the tactics they used to be successful, great questions help us unlock the principles they used to make important decisions," he writes. [Thin Difference]( (12/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [What's the work equivalent of love? Serving best interests]( We show co-workers we care about them by taking the time to help them work through problems, writes Dan Rockwell. "Show up today seeking the best interest of others," he writes. [Leadership Freak]( (12/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Brené Brown talks daring leadership at WorkHuman Truly daring leaders don't shy away from difficult topics – they lead with full hearts and open minds. Best-selling author and research professor Brené Brown shares how to embed courage, brave leadership, and vulnerability into your culture at WorkHuman, March 18-21. [Learn more on our website](. ADVERTISEMENT [] Customers First A weekly look at serving customers better [] [Don't dismiss ideas because they break from tradition]( Strive to eliminate the knee-jerk reaction of "but we've always" from the way you approach business problems, especially when it comes to the customer, writes Ken Goldstein. "Remember that every successful idea has a life cycle, and a bad idea yesterday might be reformed under changing market forces as a good idea tomorrow," he argues. [CorporateIntel]( (12/3) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] In Their Own Words [] [Align your leaders, says incoming Intuit CEO]( Sasan Goodarzi views his job as incoming CEO of Intuit to be someone who helps get everyone agreed on goals and priorities. "All leaders have to row in the same direction and recognize that their main job is to remove obstacles for their team so they can do great work," he says. [Forbes]( (11/26) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Tortoise, last of his kind, offers science a lesson on longevity]( The Chelonoidis abingdonii species of giant tortoise has gone extinct, but studying the genome of that species and the Aldabra giant tortoise revealed a large number of tumor-suppressing genes that may explain their long lifespans, [according to a study](. Being big with a slow metabolism and a dearth of predators also helps. [Nature (free content)]( (12/3) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Editor's Note [] More insights from SmartBrief Besides our more than 200 newsletters, SmartBrief publishes original insights on leadership, marketing, education and more. 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