According to a Forbes article published December 28, 2010, merger activity will increase in 2011: A recent study from Thomson Reuters and Freeman Consulting Services concludes that the global market for…
Healthy work relationships matter In the Wall Street Journal article "Making 2011 the Year of Great Relationships," Elizabeth Bernstein states: Made any New Year's resolutions yet? Here's an idea: Focus…
The Groupon corporate culture There have been lots of articles in the news about Groupon, so I thought I'd try to uncover what's "in print" about the Groupon organizational culture.…
Culture fit interview: Interview for fit with the Purpose Are you hiring people who want to make their contribution to society through the work that you do? Are they passionate about…
Evaluate your recruitment practices Do your recruitment practices—before and after the candidate interview-- support the Core Culture? What recruitment practices do you use to get applicants? And are those recruitment…
To ensure that you are selecting people who are a fit with your culture, evaluate your hiring practices. You want to hire people who will be a fit with the…
Defining core values To screen for culture fit, you must first define the culture of your organization. To understand the culture, you must look inside your organization to uncover its…
Ask job fit questions and culture fit questions When selecting employees, consider the individual’s fit with both the job and the culture. To evaluate the candidate’s fitness for the job,…
This post begins a discussion on Hiring for Culture fit--to Manage Retention. Do you know the values that are core to the culture of your company? Do you understand the…
Things to consider to retain employees Google has been losing talent to Facebook and other competitors so to retain talent, they've decided to give everyone--executives and staff--a 10% raise, effective…