Basketball Dreams and Sales Performance

Basketball Dreams and Sales Performance Dr. R. Wendell Williams, co-author Journal of Corporate Leadership Recruiting March, 2011 Published by ERE Media Success comes not from trying desperately to find one superstar or to clone your current employees—after all, they all took such different routes to get to where they’re at. Instead of cloning stars, put…

Across the Board

In the latest edition of “Across the Board“, the article “Are Workplace Tests Worth Taking? (A) Yes, if you do them right. (B) No, because you’re probably doing them wrong. (C) Both of the above.” By James Krohe Jr., offers up some of Wendell Williams’ insight into the test-taking business. Some of Wendell’s quotes:”A good…

Bridging the Gap

Dr. Wendell Williams quoted in “Bridging the Gap” by Allison C. Wilson by Allison C. Wilson: Dr. Wendell Williams, contributing writer to Monster.com, responded, “To begin with, any type of test should be validated for use in selection. That means the company has an obligation to prove test scores predict job performance. A general mental…