by Warren Bobrow | Jun 6, 2016 | Legal Issues, Performance, Talent Management
There’s been much talk about the new department of labor rule that will require overtime pay for salaried employees making less than $47,476 (the current threshold is $23,660) starting December 1, 2016. This threshold will now update every three years. This has led...
by Warren Bobrow | May 26, 2016 | Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Talent Management, Test Validation
There’s a figurative store where the roads of Management and Psychology cross. The shelves up front have the new and shiny theory or practice. More likely than not, it will join the former new and shiny ideas in the dingy back of the store. Some are just flat out...
by Warren Bobrow | May 10, 2016 | Employee Engagement, Performance, Recruitment, Talent Management
To use a tired cliché, they call it Show Business for a reason. Fortunately, within the last 10 years or so, the news media in Los Angeles has been covering that industry as it would any other large one in the region. So, it made a local splash when the Chairman and...
by Warren Bobrow | Apr 27, 2016 | Employee Engagement, Talent Management
Among the incentives employers provide are stock incentive programs. The thinking is simple—if someone is an owner of a company (no matter how small) they’ll act in a way that is more beneficial to the enterprise. With startups, it’s a bit of a gamble (take less...
by Warren Bobrow | Apr 4, 2016 | Recruitment, Talent Management
In every organization you need to strike a balance between implementing good processes and getting things done quickly. In that sense, recruitment and selection are no different than any other logistics activity. This article has some one person’s opinions and...