Keen Insights

How Keeping the Wrong People Affects Culture

by Margaret Graziano | Feb 13, 2019 | Quality of Hire
Keeping the wrong employee negatively affects a company’s culture. Financial loss, diminished sales, workplace hostility and micromanagement are the consequences of retaining a mis-hire. These ramifications may not only hurt your company in the...

Taking a Conscious Approach to Your Hiring Practices - Part 2

Employee Engagement

Taking a Conscious Approach to Your Hiring Practices - Part 1

Many companies—from multinational mega-corporations to neighborhood markets—are still using outdated hiring techniques. Clinging to the ways of the past when constructing a workforce leads to high turnover, stagnant engagement from staff and quarterly...

Choose Wisely: What It Takes to Build the Team of Your Dreams

Have you ever thought you hired the workplace version of John Wayne, only to find out youʼve been duped and ended up with a Woody Allen? Poor hiring decisions are costly mistakes that can range from 150% to 300% of an employeeʼs base salary. Financial...

The 5 Hidden Costs of Mis-Hires and How to Avoid Them

You know that a mis-hire carries with it a financial impact that can last for months on end. But there are other more subtle costs associated with mis-hiring that many, even in the HR field, don’t consider or don’t put enough weight into. In fact, these...