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 25, 2018 | Employee Engagement, Job Analysis, Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Talent Management
Lower unemployment rates mean that many industries, including hospitality, need ways to attract and retain more talent. Higher minimum wage laws in many states and cities have likely encouraged people to stay in jobs they may have previously left. But, what about...
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...
by Warren Bobrow | Feb 20, 2018 | Culture, Legal Issues, Talent Management
Workplace controversies that make headlines are a bonanza for corporate trainers. Even in states like California that have mandatory sexual harassment training (companies with 50 or more employees are required to provide all supervisors two hours of sexual harassment...
by Warren Bobrow | Jan 30, 2018 | Culture, Leadership, Performance, Talent Management
You may be familiar with the marshmallow challenge. It is an intriguing and engaging team building exercise that demonstrates the importance of failure in group interactions. It is all fun and everyone gets a laugh regarding how, according to an accompanying Ted Talk...
