Hello CCSD Community

Check out this week’s content below. We hope you find it informative and inspirational. We will be taking a break next week. Wishing everyone a safe and meaning-filled Thanksgiving.

In the news

Ben & Jerry’s CEO, Jostein Solheim, shares in this Triple Pundit article how social impact is not just a program for them, but rather integrated into their entire business model. Plus, he talks about how they are “real data nerds.”

Impact

Remember the bold move by Dan Price, Founder of Gravity Payments, to raise his company’s minimum salary to $70,000? Curious how things have panned out since April? This Mic article shares some of the positive results, including a significant increase in customer requests and a 4% increase in customer retention.

Informative Read

Most of us would agree that leadership character matters to the success of a business. Based on an eight-year study, Fred Kiel’s book, Return on Character, now proves it.