by Warren Bobrow | May 28, 2013 | Commitment, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Performance, Surveys
I know that it’s not in fashion to talk about organizational culture anymore as the concept of engagement has taken over. But there is something still to be said about how people think they should act and the social norms that influence them. These influences exist...
by Warren Bobrow | May 6, 2013 | Commitment, Leadership, Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
Several years ago, my graduate school mentor was talking to me about family trees and the conversation moved to academic ones. We talked about some people in the field and who their mentors were and how these branches formed different thought areas. I’m sure the...
by Warren Bobrow | Nov 13, 2012 | Commitment, Leadership, Pre-Employment Testing, Surveys, Talent Management, Training and Development
While this post is about the election, it is NOT about politics. Rather, it’s about decision making and how letting pre-determined analyses about the facts affect the process. In this case, the facts were the polling data regarding the presidential election (you can...
by Warren Bobrow | Oct 3, 2012 | Commitment, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
So, you have spent a lot of time recruiting for an open position. You get some good resumes and some of those people you talked to actually sound as if they could do the job. This group gets whittled down some more through your interviews and you want to ensure you...
by Warren Bobrow | Aug 27, 2012 | Commitment, Leadership, Performance, Pre-Employment Testing, Talent Management, Training and Development
Tom Varian asked me to comment on how to assess employee attitudes towards their leaders and how to develop personal connections between employees and CEOs and other leaders, with whom they may never personally interact. It’s an interesting topic and brings up a few...
by Warren Bobrow | Jun 22, 2012 | Commitment, Employee Engagement
Much has been said about the “new” employment contract. Companies theoretically agree that employees are not going to stay very long but somehow figure that if they are treated well (e.g., provided with training and interesting work) the people may agree...
