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 | 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 | Apr 8, 2013 | Performance, ROI, Talent Management
As politicians talk about raising the minimum wage, free agent football players are getting new contracts, and there being some focus on retailers who pay a significantly higher wage than their competitors, it’s as good of a time as any to talk about the relationship...
by Warren Bobrow | Mar 5, 2013 | Performance, Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
I was recently interviewed by David Hadobas of CCNG about using validation selection for hiring. Specifically, we talked about using tests to correctly place people based on their abilities in call centers. But, we talked about managerial selection as well. Give it...
by Warren Bobrow | Feb 26, 2013 | Performance, Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Pre-Employment Testing, ROI, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
Pre-employment tests are used for a lot of different jobs—everything from entry level clerks to executives. One of the best known users of tests is a consortium of 32 companies that uses tests for their 1760 “front of the house” employees. I am speaking of the...
