by Ira Wolfe | Feb 16, 2014 | Employment Testing
She interviewed well. Had a hot track record. Now she doesn’t perform. What happened? What happens next? You can lead some people to sales training, but you can’t force them to sell. It is unlikely that you would purchase a new machine that you knew...
by Ira Wolfe | Feb 16, 2014 | Employment Testing, Leadership
By all rights we should have this down by now. From consultancies and B-schools has come an outpouring of literature on leadership and leadership development, taking different approaches to the problem of turning promising employees into executives capable of taking...
by Ira Wolfe | Feb 16, 2014 | Employment Testing
Costly Turnover results when HR executives undervalue mental skills. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch some water. Jack and Jill each had a 5 gallon container. Jack’s container was shaped like a jug with a small mouth opening while Jill’s container...
by Ira Wolfe | Feb 16, 2014 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
How to avoid interviewing Dr. Jekyll and Hiring Mr. Hyde Chris joined Best Builders about four years ago. Shortly after a stint at college and a few years of on-the-job training, Chris was hired. She was enthusiastic, personable and showed a positive attitude toward...
by Ira Wolfe | Feb 16, 2014 | Employment Testing
Sharon is Randy’s manager. Randy is a nice young man. He’s a good father, devoted husband, and hard-working employee. Randy is completing his second year with the company. Sharon really likes Randy and wrote off his first lackluster year to inexperience....
by Ira Wolfe | Feb 11, 2014 | Employment Testing
Everyone has an Achilles heel. No one is a perfect match. Circumstances change. Coworkers and team members change. Competitors change. We all reach a point that takes us out of or beyond our comfort zone and natural talent. What was once a perfect match becomes a bit...
