by Warren Bobrow | Aug 21, 2015 | Employee Engagement, Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
By now you have probably read more than enough about the NY Times article which described Amazon’s hard driving culture. This was followed by the obligatory articles/posts with employees both confirming and disagreeing with the original. Lastly, there was the...
by Warren Bobrow | Aug 3, 2015 | Employee Engagement, Performance, Talent Management
At an intellectual level we all realize that HR is part of a bigger system and we know (hope) that decisions we make have impact beyond letting people know that some administrative change is taking place. But, how much appreciation do we have for the potential far...
by Warren Bobrow | Jul 27, 2015 | 360 Feedback, Assessment Centers, Leadership, Performance, Pre-Employment Testing
In my experience, top performers get there through understanding their deficiencies and then doing the hard work of correcting them. Aptitude and natural talent gives some people an initial advantage, but it doesn’t last. The question then becomes, “What’s the best...
by Warren Bobrow | Jun 29, 2015 | Commitment, Employee Engagement, Performance, Pre-Employment Testing, Talent Management
A few years ago, I was doing consulting work for a well-known department store chain. They were doing well and were also looking to cut costs. One of the ideas was to contract out their delivery drivers. After some discussion about the numbers, I suggested that doing...
by Warren Bobrow | Jun 15, 2015 | 360 Feedback, Employee Engagement, Performance, Skills Assessment
I had the opportunity to provide individual 360 feedback to a group of middle level managers group last week. As I’ve written before, I find many things intriguing about the process. I also try to learn the lessons of other research when providing the feedback so it...
