Your culture has a personality.

Here’s how to put it to work.

Insights for CEOs and HR leaders on attracting, engaging, and keeping the people your culture runs on.

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Onboarding

The Culture You Sold vs. the Culture They Found

Fast-paced, like a family, lots of events: how companies describe their culture is telling. New hires find out fast what it actually is.
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Training & Development

You Can’t Clone Your Best Employee. You Can Teach What They Do.

"You can't teach that" is a myth. What makes your best employee great is a set of behaviors, and the person who has them can show you how to teach
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Succession

“They Earned It”: 4 Questions to Ask Before the Obvious Promotion

"They earned it" looks backward at the old job. These four questions tell you whether someone is ready to lead, not just whether they've done well.
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Recruiting

How to Hire for a Culture You’ve Actually Named

Most companies say they hire for culture. In practice, fit is whatever each interviewer thinks it is. Here are the two steps most companies skip.
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Onboarding

What Should a 30/60/90 Day Plan Measure Besides Tasks?

Most 30/60/90 day plans track tasks. Here's the plan I used, and the second line I'd add to every milestone so you know whether someone is onboarded to your culture.
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Training & Development

How to Teach Soft Skills Your Company Actually Needs

Soft skills feel unteachable because they're described as traits. Described as behaviors, they can be taught like anything else. Here's how, in four steps.
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Succession

How to Tell If Someone Is Ready for a Promotion

Most succession plans ask who could fill a role. Promotion readiness asks whether someone is ready to lead the way your company needs. Here's how to look for it.
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Recruiting

Should You Hire for Culture or Train for It?

A candidate who only partly shows the behaviors you need isn't automatically out. Here's how to decide what to hire for, what to train for, and how to see the
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Culture

What Working With Me Looks Like

What working together on the Culture Code™ Readiness System looks like, from the free discovery call to a rollout your leaders own.