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October 1, 2018
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Musk agrees to resign as Tesla chairman, pay $20M fine
Musk agrees to resign as Tesla chairman, pay $20M fine
Musk (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)
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) 
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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) 
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Leadership & Development
Benefits & Compensation
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) 
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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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