by Warren Bobrow | Aug 14, 2018 | Job Analysis, Performance, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Skills Assessment, Talent Management, Test Validation
I wrote a couple of months ago about how McDonald’s is changing the cognitive requirements of some of its jobs by adding channels for customers to order food. I argued that such a development should get them thinking about who they hire and how they train new...
by Warren Bobrow | Jul 9, 2018 | Employee Engagement, Job Analysis, Performance, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
During the 4th of July holiday, I was binge watching an Australian cooking competition show with my family. It was pretty mindless and entertaining stuff. The gist of each episode was that contestants competed in a theme-based challenge. One was selected as the best...
by Warren Bobrow | Jun 11, 2018 | Performance, ROI
At some point, all of us are in a meeting where a discussion breaks out over whether a particular business initiative should be implemented. Someone will say, “I heard about it on a podcast/TedTalk,” or “A friend of mine at XYZ company did it and it worked for them,”...
by Warren Bobrow | May 17, 2018 | Performance, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing
We are in an era where many businesses feel that they must project an image of social responsibility. This may be driven by management’s true desire to be a force of good, a competitive advantage, or as a way to attract millennial job candidates. Being perceived as...
by Warren Bobrow | Apr 24, 2018 | Culture, Leadership, Performance, Talent Management, Test Validation
So, in the same week that Tesla says that lack of people is a problem in their business (too many robots!), Starbucks comes to the conclusion that people are biased and are hurting its business, everyone gets training. So, which one is right? Let’s start with Tesla....
by Warren Bobrow | Apr 3, 2018 | Employee Engagement, Performance, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
One purpose of technology is to make labor more efficient. This was not news to the inventor of the first wheel or the latest and fastest micro-chip. Western society has been pretty comfortable with this because it really makes things go faster and has eliminated some...
