Gallup: 43% of workers say their pay, worth don't match | How to create a startup culture that really works | NASA loses first astronaut-in-training in 50 years
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A Gallup survey finds 43% of workers think they aren't paid what they're worth, but 85% of those respondents still feel satisfied with their jobs. The percentage of workers who feel underpaid has not changed in eight years, analyst Jim Norman says. United Press International (8/28)
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Recruiting & Retention
How to create a startup culture that really works A "cool" startup culture won't deliver the kinds of long-term results you and your customers want, writes Derek Lidow. It's important for startup leaders to provide a clear culture statement and to ensure that employees are incentivized to do what is best for customers. Forbes (8/27)
S.D. seeks to impose Medicaid work requirements on parents, caretakers South Dakota has submitted a request to the Trump administration seeking approval for a program that would require some parents or caretakers who are covered by Medicaid to devote at least 80 hours per month to work, courses or other activities. If the program moves forward, South Dakota would become the first state to require the traditional Medicaid population to meet work requirements. The Hill (8/28)
A survey of business leaders conducted on behalf of the Association of American Colleges & Universities found that 82% of executives and three-quarters of managers believe a college education is "very important" or "absolutely essential" for employees. The data also showed that 63% of executives and managers said they had "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in higher education. Inside Higher Ed (8/28)
The HR Leader
Leaders must encourage a culture of curiosity Curiosity only shows up in a workplace if leaders demonstrate an interest, hire for it and ask for thinking that isn't solely based on efficiency and outcomes, writes Francesca Gino. "A body of research demonstrates that framing work around learning goals (developing competence, acquiring skills, mastering new situations, and so on) rather than performance goals (hitting targets, proving our competence, impressing others) boosts motivation," she writes. Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (September–October 2018)
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