by Warren Bobrow | Dec 4, 2020 | Leadership, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment, Talent Management
In general, our personalities are pretty stable over our adulthood. Yes, we mature and big life events can alter us, but the building blocks of who we are as people are closer in stability to our eye color than our hair color. This stability has been important to...
by Warren Bobrow | Feb 4, 2019 | Leadership, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment
When I do leadership/management workshops, the first topic is always motivation. While I am a big believer that motivation must come from within, managers can impact performance, in the short term, by effectively using rewards. Years of research tells us that cash...
by Warren Bobrow | Dec 26, 2018 | Culture, Leadership, Pre-Employment Testing
In a previous post I talked about using the Marshmallow Challenge to provide insight into cultures that support risk taking. Taking the stigma out of making mistakes is one way to encourage creativity. Taking this to the next level are FUN nights (note that curse...
by Warren Bobrow | Aug 30, 2018 | Leadership, Performance
If you have been keeping track of the US Open, you know that the extreme heat and humidity has affected the players. It has also tested the leadership and decision making skills of the tournament organizers as they try to keep the players safe, the competition fair,...
by Warren Bobrow | Aug 1, 2018 | Assessment Centers, Leadership, Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment
Over the weekend I had a chance to go through an escape room (not as scary as it sounds). An escape room is a physical adventure game in which players solve a series of puzzles and riddles using clues, hints, and strategy to complete the objectives. This one was setup...
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....
