cultural fit
2 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Adam Grant · across every show →
Everything said about cultural fit, oldest first
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Grant: Growing companies should switch from hiring for cultural fit to cultural contribution
“At some point as your organization grows and you need to start questioning the very values that made you successful in the first place, you want to stop hiring on cultural fit and start hiring on cultural contribution.”
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Grant: Hiring for cultural fit boosts IPO odds but slows post-IPO growth
“Founders who hire on cultural fit are less likely to see their startups fail, and they're more likely to make it to IPO. And then after IPO, their firms grow at a much slower rate than the ones that hire on skill or potential.”