Employee Turnover Causes Client Turnover
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- Steve Williamson , Sr. Project Manager, eRep, Inc.
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- September 24, 2018
This is the true story of a professional services company struggling with a serious hiring problem. People are their product and they've experienced a major issue with hiring the wrong candidates and the negative impacts that has caused. As they've learned the hard way, employee turnover causes client turnover.
Creating a Work Culture That Actually Works
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- Steve Williamson , Sr. Project Manager, eRep, Inc.
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- September 17, 2018
There is a lot of talk about culture and its value in the workplace. But how do you build a strong and thriving culture, and how do you know when you've created a culture in your organization that works?
Feel the Power of a Well-phrased Goal
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- Steve Williamson , Sr. Project Manager, eRep, Inc.
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- September 10, 2018
One of the most powerful pieces of advice we can give to those wishing to be more effective at setting and achieving their goals is to choose and use a system. If you begin setting and defining your short-term objectives and long-term goals using the advice we've presented here, you will see measurable improvements and success almost immediately.
Ikigai: Finding Your Personal Happiness
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- Steve Williamson , Sr. Project Manager, eRep, Inc.
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- September 3, 2018
The Japanese have a concept called ikigai that roughly translates into English as 'reason for being.' Pursuing this state can be made much easier through the Core Values Index psychometric assessment. Its ability to identify the areas of activity within a person's life where they will feel the most fulfillment and happiness is powerful and life-changing.
Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Death of High Turnover
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- Steve Williamson , Sr. Project Manager, eRep, Inc.
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- August 27, 2018
Unhappiness and disengagement is one of the leading reasons people leave a job. If the pay is relatively equal between two jobs but one drains your soul, it's easy to understand why workers can be eager to jump ship and work for the competition.
Our Customers' Ultimate Motivation May Surprise You
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- Steve Williamson , Sr. Project Manager, eRep, Inc.
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- August 20, 2018
Recently I conducted an exercise at eRep to analyze why people take the Core Values Index psychometric assessment. Our clients fall into three groups: individuals, job seekers, and employers. On the surface, all three had very different motivations. But what we found underlying all three groups may surprise you.
Hiring Without Interviews, 32-Hour Work Weeks, and Looking Forward to Performance Evaluations
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- Steve Williamson , Sr. Project Manager, eRep, Inc.
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- August 13, 2018
In this article, we cover three hot topics. First, we discuss the process of hiring without conducting an interview. Then, we move onto a controversial policy by a New Zealand professional services firm that pays their employees for a 40-hour work week but only requires them to work 32 hours. And finally, we discuss the possibility of actually looking forward to performance evaluations.
What is Your Four-minute Mile?
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- Steve Williamson , Sr. Project Manager, eRep, Inc.
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- August 6, 2018
Each of us has a collection of mental or emotional barriers we feel are insurmountable. Sometimes we are fully aware of our capabilities and limitations (imagined or real) but more often we are unaware of our true strengths. Because of this, we pursue life paths that may not be compatible with our innate, unchanging nature.
Can You Clone A Top Performer?
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- Steve Williamson , Sr. Project Manager, eRep, Inc.
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- July 30, 2018
The Top Performer Profile, or TPP, is a system that measures and quantifies the qualities that define a top performer. With this data, information and insight, the organization can compare and rank candidate CVI scores to the TPP with mathematical precision. In a sense, the TPP and CVI gives you the ability to clone your top performer.
Six Things You Didn't Know About the Core Values Index
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- Steve Williamson , Sr. Project Manager, eRep, Inc.
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- July 23, 2018
The Core Values Index is a psychometric assessment (personality test) that measures and objectively quantifies an individual's innate, unchanging nature. The CVI is used by Human Resources teams and hiring managers as well as recruiters in organizations from mom-and-pop small businesses all the way up to large corporations.