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September 8, 2017
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Amazon seeks site for second headquarters
Amazon plans to open a second headquarters in North America that will cost $5 billion to build and will employ as many as 50,000 workers. Its criteria for "HQ2" includes areas that have more than a million people within 45 minutes of an international airport and that have a strong university system.
The New York Times (free-article access for SmartBrief readers) (9/7),  The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (9/7) 
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Live: Secrets to a Stress-Free Year-End
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Recruiting & Retention
Why you should avoid the "culture fit" mentality
Avoid hiring employees for culture fit, as it can actually undermine diversity efforts, writes Sharon Florentine. "It's not sustainable; so we focus on what our values are as a company, and how each individual we consider hiring embody those," says Anka Wittenberg, chief diversity and inclusion officer at SAP.
CIO (9/6) 
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Quarterly Small Business Leadership Report
Three industry heavy weights dish up the facts on what you need to know about the future of collaboration, increasing productivity and readying the office for the millennial workforce. Read the guide
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Leadership & Development
The Secret Weapon to Driving Employee Success
People don't leave companies, they leave managers. With this much impact on your workforce, effective managers can be the difference between business failure and business success. In this whitepaper, "The Secret Weapon to Driving Employee Success", you'll learn how to train your managers to drive recognition, emphasize engagement, and leverage their influence to obtain key business objectives.
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Benefits & Compensation
Higher minimum wage associated with drop in child abuse
A study covering 44 states showed a correlation between minimum wage increases and reductions in child maltreatment. A $1 increase in the minimum wage led to a 10.8% decrease in neglect reports involving young children.
The Chronicle of Social Change (8/29) 
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The HR Leader
9 steps for establishing an employee-suggestion program
In addition to building morale, creating an employee-suggestion program can help an organization uncover ideas that improve the bottom line. Here are nine steps to follow as you decide whether a formal or an informal program is best and put the pieces in place.
Forbes (9/6) 
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Workplace Chatter
Lessons from "Last Chance U"
Lessons from "Last Chance U"
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Netflix's documentary football series "Last Chance U" challenges stereotypes of student athletes by shedding light on experiences and barriers that shape their lives, English professor Melanie Mock writes. Mock shares how the series reminds her that people are complex and have multiple gifts and that the roles they play are only slices of their identities.
Medium (8/28) 
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When you surround yourself with smart people, they challenge you to think harder and in entirely different ways.
Marissa Mayer,
tech executive
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