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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. It’s perhaps understandable, therefore, that managers would strive to achieve a degree of cultural fit when they recruit.

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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. The study examined the management and development preferences of America’s young and rising corporate leaders. What does being an entrepreneur mean and what does that look like?

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Getting Employees Excited About a New Direction

Harvard Business Review

Leaders — especially those in large, successful organizations — must create an environment where people thrive on passion and purpose, and are as agile and innovative as their potential disruptors. The Jam was three great days of idea generation and dialogue.” Disruptors can come from anywhere, any time.

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