What the research says about cultural alignment in hiring

We've heard the phrase "checking the cultural fit of a candidate" when hiring a candidate.  This is where all interviewers including HR professionals make errors in hiring at least once in their careers.

This fascinating article covers this in detail.

From the article: Research suggests it’s a lot easier to recruit and select for cultural alignment rather than socializing employees to match the values. That’s why including cultural alignment measurements in the hiring process can produce significant benefits.

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Meritocracy and Performance Management Ratings

https://www.iedp.com/articles/the-road-to-meritocracy-at-work/

If you ever wondered why performance ratings don't mean what they are supposed to mean, and make everyone unhappy, read this super article.

From the article "different managers can have significantly different views of what is meant by merit—based on their individual evaluation experiences when they were employees, and this can in turn influence how they perceive #merit  in their employees."

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Where Talent can take you...

It's strange how some talented people feel they can get away with any sort of behaviour, just because they contribute a lot.

They seem oblivious to the fact that #talent can take you far, but your behaviour can take you a little more ahead.

Create a Growth Culture, Not a Performance Based One.

Superb article on the need for a #growth #culture instead of a #performancebased culture.

From the article- 'A performance culture asks, “How much energy can we mobilize?” and the answer is only a finite amount. A growth culture asks, “How much energy can we liberate?” and the answer is infinite.'

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Manager's role in DEI & Retention

Interesting read on the connection between #DEI and #retention

From the article: "many organizations are implementing a range of DEI practices, but few are “assessing the extent to which these practices were driving workplace outcomes.”

Read the rest here.