by Warren Bobrow | Sep 17, 2013 | Leadership, Performance, Skills Assessment
I came across some interesting data in Sports Illustrated about player challenges in professional tennis. In the biggest tournaments, a player can ask for a video review of an official’s call (whether the ball was in or out). If the player is correct, s/he keeps the...
by Warren Bobrow | Sep 4, 2013 | Employee Engagement, Leadership, Performance
I wish I could take credit for the title, but I read it in a good blog piece on employee-of-the-month programs. One of the things I liked about it was that the author gathered some information and came to a decision that was based on what was best for his business...
by Warren Bobrow | Aug 19, 2013 | Leadership, Pre-Employment Testing, Talent Management
This week I’m a guest blogger on the HCI site. I wrote about the hiring practices of some big personal services firms and whether the process is getting them the talent of the future. It is posted at http://www.hci.org/blog/are-you-hiring-tomorrow.
by Warren Bobrow | Aug 13, 2013 | Pre-Employment Testing, ROI, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
Creating content specific knowledge tests is a time intensive proposition. When the company using them does not anticipate a lot of openings, the return-on-investment of those tests can be questionable. For these reasons, I am taking a foray into crowd-sourced...
by Warren Bobrow | Aug 6, 2013 | Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
As the US economy continues its slow recovery, I am sure that some of you are in recruiting mode. I don’t claim a lot of expertise in this area, except to say that I’m always concerned when recruiters “feel” they have a good candidate without any validated...
