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Family-Friendly Policies Are the New Competitive Edge in Business: Six CEOs Leading the Way

Compelling new research shows supporting home life significantly boosts retention, productivity and profit.

By Chris Benguhe, RaeAnne Marsh and Elaine Pofeldt | July 23, 2026

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Zensai’s Powerful Paradox: Using AI to Put the ‘Human’ back in ‘Human Resources’

Scaling the value of people not just software is the core mission for CEO Rasmus Holst & Chief Business Officer Robin Daniels

By Chris Benguhe, RaeAnne Marsh and Elaine Pofeldt | July 30, 2026
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The Best Buyer for Your Business Might Already Work There

Why we started Unlock Ownership and why employee-owned companies, done right, can change the world.

By Katie Boland | July 16, 2026

Featuring the Center’s TOP Social Capital Business Leaders for July 2026

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Jasmine Jirele

President & CEO at Allianz Life of North America
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Jonathan Keyser

Managing Partner at Keyser
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Debbie Kovesdy

Founder & CEO at GenTech and The GenTech Foundation
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Joe Ucuzoglu

Global CEO at Deloitte

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Bob Chapman

CEO & Chairman at Barry-Wehmiller
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Brian Doubles

President & CEO at Synchrony
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AI Is Fueling Progress in Many Fields in an ‘Exponential Curve of Getting Better,’ According to HumanX’s CEO.

Stefan Weitz says the challenge will be managing the ‘sticky’ middle, in which mass displacement from jobs takes place.

By Chris Benguhe, RaeAnne Marsh and Elaine Pofeldt | July 9, 2026
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Mark Donohue’s LifeGuides Turns Mentoring into a Life-Transforming Relationship and Benefit for Employees

Trained, caring and structured guidance – at a human-to-human level to fulfill personal empowerment for all.

By Chris Benguhe, RaeAnne Marsh and Elaine Pofeldt | June 18, 2026
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How Kyle Samuels Is Hot-Wiring Executive Search with Human-Centric Values

The CEO and founder of Creative Talent Endeavors prioritizes the applicant experience and has better business results to show for it.

By Chris Benguhe, RaeAnne Marsh and Elaine Pofeldt | June 4, 2026

Social Capital in Action

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Many working parents are hurting these days and feel employers are turning their back on the 24/7 struggles they face. In “Family-Friendly Policies Are the New Competitive Edge in Business: Six CEOs Leading the Way,” we offer a close look at how cutting-edge employers are balancing the concerns of their employees and business needs. They’re companies like Allianz Life Insurance Company, led by CEO Jasmine Jirele, which has expanded programs like hybrid and flexible work arrangements and a work-from-anywhere program in response to employee feedback. If you are looking for ideas on how to retain top talent, don’t miss this must-read.

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Why You’re Missing Out if You’re Not Hiring Gen X

Creative Talent Endeavors CEO makes powerful argument why workers in their 40s, 50s and even 60s might be the secret sauce for your success.

By Kyle Samuels | July 2, 2026
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Five Top Reads on People-Centric and Profitable Leadership Worth a Second Look

Discover powerful and actionable insights from these powerful exclusive articles and Q&A’s from trailblazing business leaders earlier this year at the Center for Social Capital

By Chris Benguhe, RaeAnne Marsh and Elaine Pofeldt | June 11, 2026

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Because Taking Care of People is taking care of business: Our mission is to improve company performance, the lives of employees, customers, and those in the community through an integrative social capital model that rewards all stakeholders.

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As Barry-Wehmiller Transitions to a New Generation of Leadership, One Thing Stays the Same: Its Focus on People

Company president and CEO Kyle Chapman, carries forward father Bob Chapman’s driving principle that all team members ‘are somebody’s precious child.’

By Chris Benguhe, RaeAnne Marsh and Elaine Pofeldt | February 26, 2026
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Joy to the World – Thanks to Technology Created by High-Tech Anthropology

Richard Sheridan shares the human-centric design that makes Menlo Innovations unique in its operations and aspirations.

By Chris Benguhe, RaeAnne Marsh and Elaine Pofeldt | April 30, 2026