Businesses Stress Culture In Hiring (And Here’s Where It Can Get Tricky)

“Agencies’ only asset is their people, so it makes sense to put a premium on the the multitude of intangibles that make up “culture.” After all, it’s hard to get through an issue of Harvard Business Review without coming across an article related to corporate culture. But for some, the focus on culture is often a way to keep out people not like those hiring.”

How TV And The Movies Wore Out Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’

It’s a fine song, but “it has soundtracked dozens of deaths and breakups, and been belted in too many singing competitions to count. Because it telegraphs emotion – both mournful and hopeful – and involves some vocal acrobatics, it has become shorthand for Big Emotional Moment and employed by performers looking to stamp themselves with authenticity. Here’s a brief history of how pop culture has tortured Mr. Cohen’s creation over the years.”