by Warren Bobrow | Mar 3, 2023 | Employee Engagement, Talent Management
This is the time of the year where the National Football League (NFL) goes into radical feedback mode. Many (but not all) college players participate in The Combine, a physical abilities beauty contest where they also get interviewed multiple times by their...
by Warren Bobrow | Aug 18, 2017 | Culture, Employee Engagement, Performance
Corporate culture is a tricky thing. It develops over time, but we want to change it quickly when it suits us. The business media is replete with examples of great (100 best places to work!) and toxic (see Uber, supposedly) places to work. If your job is to influence...
by Warren Bobrow | May 31, 2017 | Employee Engagement, Performance
When writing previously about employee engagement, I discussed how companies can encourage employees to be engaged by taking steps to connect them with the organization. We also know that, as a group, millennials tend to look for ways to connect with their employers...
by Warren Bobrow | Apr 17, 2017 | Commitment, Employee Engagement, Performance, Talent Management
As long as there have been workers, management has looked for ways to manage performance. In the case of piece work, it was mostly used to provide incentives for productivity. As the economy became more service oriented, performance was also measured so that...
by Warren Bobrow | Jan 16, 2017 | Commitment, Employee Engagement, Surveys
The business world is both transient and stable. People and priorities change, but as long as the organization is in existence it has processes that continue on. When the information gets disseminated is becomes institutional knowledge. We often connect this with...