by Warren Bobrow | Jun 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Recently, I’ve wrote about how IBM was looking to remove college degree requirements for many of their jobs. The rationale behind this change was to remove employment hurdles that may be leading to racial discrimination while not being indicative of future job...
by Warren Bobrow | Jan 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
This week is the first anniversary of the horrible helicopter accident that took the lives of 9 people, including Kobe Bryant. I’ve been struck by how many stories have been told by all kids of people about how Kobe impacted their lives. With that in mind,...
by Warren Bobrow | Dec 22, 2020 | Culture, Uncategorized
One of my favorite quotes from Peter Drucker is “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” It speaks to the idea that we can come up with all of the great ideas we want to, but if there is not an alignment between the effort and the organization’s DNA, it is just...
by Warren Bobrow | Jun 11, 2020 | Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Recruitment, Test Validation, Uncategorized
The aftermath of George Floyd’s murder has many of us asking, “What can I do better?” when it comes to ending racism. This is critical in that racial bias in hiring have changed little in 30 years. HR and I/O psychology play a unique role in that we create...
by Warren Bobrow | Feb 26, 2020 | Pre-Employment Test Validation, Pre-Employment Testing, Skills Assessment, Test Validation, Uncategorized
For North American sports fans, there is not a more public selection process than that National Football League (NFL) preparing for the annual talent draft. This is the process for allocating new players (rookies) who have finished their college careers to the...
by Warren Bobrow | Feb 24, 2020 | Recruitment, Uncategorized
We all have a bias about being around people who we perceive to be like ourselves. Social psychologists refer to this as our “ingroup,” which are people with a shared interest or identity. Being around our ingroup gives us a feeling of belonging and...
