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Kiki Radicke: Recruiting begins with culture
Why a lack of applications is often a symptom — and why People & Culture has to go deeper.
Why this conversation matters
On People & Culture, leadership and the structures behind successful recruiting outcomes.
Kiki Radicke does not view recruiting in isolation. She connects employer appeal, leadership and retention with an organisation’s culture and structures.
The episode follows her path in HR and asks what successful organisations have understood about people.
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Warum Unternehmen keine Recruiting-Probleme haben – sondern Kulturprobleme | Kiki Radicke von Adacor
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People & Culture statt klassisches HR
Wie sich die Perspektive auf Personalarbeit verändert.
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Recruiting im Wandel
Fachkräftemangel, Arbeitgeberattraktivität und neue Erwartungen.
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Kultur als Wettbewerbsvorteil
Warum Menschen Unternehmen verlassen – und warum sie bleiben.
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Führung und Verantwortung
Welche Rolle Führung bei Bindung und Entwicklung spielt.
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Persönlicher Weg und Learnings
Kikis Erfahrungen im HR-Bereich und im Executive Team.
Deeper context
What becomes visible in the conversation.
01
The recruiting problem behind the recruiting problem
The published episode asks whether organisations truly have too few applicants — or whether internal structures, leadership and culture are the underlying cause.
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Attracting and retaining people
Employer appeal does not end with a campaign. In the conversation, recruiting, responsibility and long-term retention belong to the same system.
What can you take away?
Key ideas.
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Recruiting should be considered together with organisational culture and leadership.
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Employer appeal also shows in the reasons people choose to stay.
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People & Culture connects attracting, developing and retaining talent.
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