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Hiring For Cultural Fit Can Be Good But Comes With Risks

The Horizons Tracker

Indeed, a few years ago research from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found that a poor cultural fit can cost somewhere between 50-60% of that employee’s annual salary. The tools aim to systematically measure applicants for their alignment with company values. There’s a lot to support such a view.

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Kellogg Company’s Melissa Howell on The Value of Recruiting Veteran Talent

HR Digest

"Presence in the Present" As a branded company whose success depends on change management, Kellogg Company puts a premium on its internal culture. The HR Digest: Under your leadership, Kellogg Company has taken great strides in the field of diversity and inclusion (D&I).

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How Johnson & Johnson and American Express Are Developing Young Leaders

Harvard Business Review

workforce — and companies will increasingly grapple with how to accelerate the development of those individuals for leadership positions. When the research showed the growing premium that companies place on high-speed development, we decided to follow up with some of the study’s participants to hear more. American Express.

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The Big Picture of Business – Planning and Budgeting in Downsized Times

Strategy Driven

Validate your worth to the overall company operation. Any company or organization is like a tree. None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). Creative new ideas generated. Human resources development. by Hank Moore.

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Crowdsource Your Performance Reviews

Harvard Business Review

Forty-five percent of human resources (HR) leaders don't think annual performance reviews are an accurate appraisal for employees' work. These stats, from a recent survey by Globoforce and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), show that HR has lost confidence in the traditional review process.

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Getting Employees Excited About a New Direction

Harvard Business Review

When your company is in trouble — a new competitor or technology threatens your business model, your cost structure changes, the economy tanks — you have one job as a leader: to get the company back on track. The crisis provides compelling reason for change and, if companies can weather it, they can emerge stronger.

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