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...
by Warren Bobrow | Jun 8, 2015 | Employee Engagement, Leadership, Performance, Pre-Employment Testing, Talent Management, Test Validation
There are some basics to being an effective leader. As this interview reminds us, recognizing success is one of them. While financial rewards work well for some people and for some tasks, letting people know they are appreciated is an across-the-board motivator. But...
by Warren Bobrow | May 18, 2015 | Performance, Talent Management, Training and Development
The blogs and postings have been on hiatus for a couple of reasons. One is that I like to take occasional breaks so I don’t repeat myself too much. Second, some change in LinkedIn has stopped me from receiving notifications of when people read what I’ve written....
by Warren Bobrow | Mar 23, 2015 | Employee Engagement, Performance, Talent Management
I just read a report on global human capital trends. While I wish it would have had more data than anecdotes, it contains several thought provoking chapters. One of the sections I found most interesting was on employee engagement. Creating an environment where people...
by Warren Bobrow | Mar 10, 2015 | Leadership, Performance, Pre-Employment Test Validtion, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Test Validation
One could argue that the person who has the most impact on a company’s profitability is the CEO. Given the crazy compensation that some of them get, boards of directors certainly think this is the case. A lot goes into selecting CEOs and you can’t exactly conduct a...
