The New Way Forward: Moving from Culture Fit to Culture Add in Hiring Practices

Northern Training Division
Credential Earned: Training Certificate
Campus: Distance
Program Length: 1 day

It is an interesting era for work: as organizations are presented with a variety of options of “how to do business”, this could be the moment where we adjust our ways of thinking and doing—particularly when it comes to recruitment and retention. Hiring is increasingly becoming a balance of art and science; never easy and coming with its own set of challenges.

In the new battle for talent acquisition and with today’s increased focus on inclusion, belonging, and diversity in hiring — leaders across all industries must be more proactive than ever about shaping and creating company culture. To action this, a mindset shift is required.

Learning Objectives

In this course you will learn:

  • Learn best practices for ensuring the success of your initiatives Why culture is critical for organizational success.
  • The meaning of cultural fit and cultural add mindsets along with their respective pros and cons in relation to hiring.
  • Strategies to change your mindset from “culture fit” to “culture add”.
  • Approaches to create a strategic change management approach to drive your organization’s cultural transformation.
  • Best practices for diverse and values-based

Course Benefits:                                          

  • Greater awareness of the definition of cultural fit and cultural add.
  • Increase in ability to create and implement values-based hiring practices.
  • More confidence to lead and engage the organization in cultural transformation.

Course Features    

The length of this course is 1 day. Theory and practice along with exercises and activities ensure that learning objectives are met.

Target Audience

Leadership and human resources personnel as well as anyone looking to improve their Cultural Intelligence (CI).

Course Type

Classroom and/or virtual.

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