Thinking Out Loud — Short Reads on Work, People, and Organisations Not every idea needs a research paper. Some observations are better made quickly, directly, and without the apparatus of academic rigour. This is where those observations live. The blogs on this site are shorter, more conversational pieces — written in response to things I…

Most Indian organisations assess whether a candidate can do the job. Very few assess whether the candidate will thrive in their culture. A study of 187 employees shows what happens when organisations get this wrong — and what they can do differently. Keywords: HEXACO, Person-Organisation Fit, Personality, Talent Selection, Organisational Culture, Indian Workplaces, Retention. The…