Welcome to the latest edition of the Social Capital Newsletter. Social Capital is an intangible asset at the heart of a new and dynamic view of success, one that is changing business and the world as we know it. Many companies are embracing people-centric leadership, one that is built around authenticity, family-friendly policies and a focus on wellbeing. But what does that look like in real life, with all of its messiness? In "The Social Capital Reader Favorites of 2022," you'll find a compendium of the cutting-edge ideas and strategies that the world's most brilliant CEOs are using to change the world and their businesses in real time. These articles are chock full of great ideas on family-friendly policies, bringing empathy to the workplace, imbuing your workplace with a sense of purpose, building a great culture, workplace wellness, and more. We encourage you to bookmark this article for reference throughout the year. 

The most-read articles of the year offer incredible insights and optimism for the year to come.

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Bernie Marcus, founder of Home Depot, was known for reinventing the hardware store, tapping his formidable skills at leading people as he grew the brand. In his recently released book Kick Up Some Dust: Lessons On Thinking Big, Giving Back and Doing It Yourself, he reveals the leadership strategies he used to turn the Big Box store into the largest home-improvement retailer in the world, with co-founders Arthur Blank and Ken Langone. Today, the stores have more than 500,000 employees at 2,300 stores, and Marcus is a well-known philanthropist. If you're looking for ideas on how you can make a difference as a leader, you won't want to put this book down. 

Thinking about buying a smartwatch so you can track your fitness activities in 2023? You may think again when you see the RingConn Smart Ring fitness tracker. It's a lot like a smartwatch, but it's a ring that fits neatly on your finger, so it's not as big and bulky. Invented by a PhD at UC Santa Cruz, it includes a "stress index" that measures heart rate variability to tell you if your stress level is getting high. What better tool to measure whether Social Capital ideals are translating into a workplace where stress is at a minimum? And if you find it useful, consider gifting some to your team. 

CEO Tom Nolan’s Humility Is His Leadership Superpower at Kendra Scott: Making jewelry the foundation for empowerment and philanthropy. And for more stories like this, sign up for our weekly newsletter here. 

One-fifth of workers have experienced workplace violence and harassment, and young women and migrant workers are the most likely to experience harassment, according to a new poll by Gallup and two partner organizations. Findings like this underline why Social Capital policies that make workplaces friendly to all are so important. Discover is one company that's leading the way. You can read about its innovative ideas in "What Led CEO Roger Hochschild To 'Discover' His Simple And Sincere Approach To Diversity? Exclusive Q&A." 

Many leaders are looking to hire this year so their companies can achieve a bigger impact. Alas, that's not so easy in today's business environment, where job openings are still hard to fill in many industries. In "Finding Your Hire Power," Social Capital leader Mike Brady reveals some of the powerful lessons he learned about finding talent as a board member of Greyston Foundation, which was responsible for driving 70% of the revenue at Greyston Bakery, a business that has been a pioneer in conscious capitalism. One motto: "We don't hire people to bake brownies. We bake brownies to hire people." It's a must-read for purpose-driven leaders who are scaling up. 

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