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Companies That Do Right by Their Workers Start by Elevating Their Definition of Success

Harvard Business Review

American Airlines said it would pay $1,000 to all 127,600 of its people, and Wells Fargo raised its base wage from $13.50 ” As one senior executive explained to me, “The focus of most companies is to improve their financial capital. Our focus is on social capital.” to $15 per hour.

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Building Customer Communities Is the Key to Creating Value

Harvard Business Review

Think Apple, or Southwest Airlines, or for a more recent example, Zipcar. At Level 4, you're helping customers build their social capital — that is, helping them to build and expand valuable support groups and communities. High glamour isn't the only way to help customers build social capital.