Metre22 Blog
How One Company Hires for Cultural Fit
In one of our previous blog posts, ⟨”What Theo & the Cubs Teach Us About Corporate Culture”⟩, we shared some thoughts on the importance of screening candidates for character-culture fit in the recruiting and talent selection process. As promised, here is on example of how an organization put culture-fit screening into practice. PPR Talent Management…
What Theo, Joe and the Cubs Teach Us About Building a Winning Corporate Culture
Watching the now World Champion Chicago Cubs make their run last fall was as exciting a time in sports as I can remember. I’ve attended some thrilling games at Wrigley over the years, but nothing compared to the experience of getting to attend Game 5 of the World Series on a crisp Sunday evening at the…
Dallas 100 Recognizes Metre22
What a great way to wrap up 2016. In December, Metre22 was recognized by the Dallas Business Journal and ranked #31 on the 2016 Dallas 100 list of fastest growing companies in the Dallas – Ft. Worth area. We’re elated with the recognition. Metre22’s Managing Partner, Don Robinson, commented, “We really owe this recognition to…
In a Merger, Employees Don’t Fear Change. They Hate the Uncertainty.
We’d all like to be poised, confident, and self-assured. Too bad life gets in the way. Cancelled flights, unexpected traffic jams, weather emergencies, unwelcome health news, mergers and acquisitions… all situations that create uncertainty. Some will say that people’s emotions run high in a situation like a corporate merger because of an innate fear of…
Executing a Merger or Other Major Initiative? Get Results Through Execution-Focused Program Management (not Project Administration)
How many of your strategic initiatives achieve the results envisioned? If you are like many organizations, the vast majority of initiatives fail to get results, meet budget expectations or come in on schedule. When taking into account lost revenue, productivity hits and unrealized opportunities, the real costs of having initiatives fall short can take a…
Dallas 100 Recognizes Metre22
What a great way to wrap up 2016. In December, Metre22 was recognized by the Dallas Business Journal and ranked #31 on the 2016 Dallas 100 list of fastest growing companies in the Dallas – Ft. Worth area. We’re elated with the recognition. Metre22’s Managing Partner, Don Robinson, commented, “We really owe this recognition to…