Canceled Assessments for the Class of 2020 — Implications and Options
As students in the United States practice social distancing to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, high school seniors are missing out on one of the rites of [...]
Factors to Consider if States Move Spring Assessments to the Fall
In response to the growing number of K-12 public schools shifting to some sort of distance learning to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus in the United States, [...]
HumRRO’s Internship Program Goes Virtual, Spares (Yet Another) Coronavirus Cancellation
High school intern Foziya Mohammed (left) meets virtually with her mentor, HumRRO’s LaVonda Murray (right) High school seniors across the country have seen their final [...]
Effective Virtual Management Skills for Covid-19 Teleworking
Each day, as the confirmed Covid-19 cases rise across the United States, more state and local governments announce restrictions on the public’s ability to congregate to help curb the [...]
Performance Appraisal: Give Self-Ratings Another Chance
Performance appraisal is inevitable, but the source of performance ratings can be determined by organizations. Job performance is typically evaluated based on “subjective ratings,” or ratings from people observing [...]
Custom Assessment or Off-the-Shelf Solution? Decisions, Decisions, Decisions…
HR and talent management professionals looking to find the right hiring solution face a dizzying array of choices: What competencies should we assess? What type of assessment will work [...]
Job Performance: Is it Really All About the Stars?
There is a lot of excitement these days about “star” employees who have a disproportionate impact on key performance metrics. The idea is based on recent research suggesting that the [...]
Avoiding the G-I-G-O Trap: Predicting Military Turnover
Turnover is expensive. This is especially true in the military when the turnover occurs shortly after military training. At that early point in a Soldier’s career, the military has invested [...]
Sharing 360-Degree Feedback Results
Sharing Your 360-Degree Feedback Results: Getting Back More Than You Give Despite their widespread use, many 360-degree feedback programs fail to live up to their potential. In an earlier post, [...]
Is Your Leadership Development Program Falling Short?
359 Degree Feedback: Is Your Leadership Development Program Falling Short? 360-degree feedback—where a leader receives performance feedback from subordinates, peers, supervisors, and customers—is a widely used development tool. Indeed, [...]