Culture fit is on fire. If asked, most of us who’ve ever held a job would agree that fitting in with a company’s culture goes a long way toward predicting whether we stay – and thrive – within that organization.

And yet the business world has historically paid very little attention to culture intelligence and culture fit.

Until now.

After decades of quiet on the culture front, people are talking about culture fit, writing about it, speaking about it, studying it, and measuring it. In just the past few days alone, ERE – a leading international talent management organization  – has published articles on both measuring and hiring for culture fit, a Forbes article considered the ramifications of not “fitting in” at the office, the Financial Post weighed in on the impact of office culture clash, and the Enviable Work Place examined Zappos’ commitment to a culture focused on happiness.

And the list goes on.

As individual knowledge workers, most of us have felt the impact of culture fit, for better or worse – and companies measure that same impact at the bottom line every single day.

Culture fit matters – and it is on fire.

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