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Steve Williamson
Innovator/Banker - VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
Steve has a career in project management, software development and technical team leadership spanning three decades. He is the author of a series of fantasy novels called The Taesian Chronicles (ruckerworks.com), and when he isn't writing, he enjoys cycling, old-school table-top role-playing games, and buzzing around the virtual skies in his home-built flight simulator.
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- Web: Ruckerworks.com
Articles
You lost your job! Now what?
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- March 31, 2025
There have been wide-ranging firings of federal employees throughout the US government, and the ripple effect has cost the jobs of many more. Whether you were a federal worker or in the private sector, if you lost your job, what do you do now? We have some practical tips.
Three Pillars of Personal Growth
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- March 24, 2025
Employers use the Core Values Index psychometric assessment for accurate hiring and to optimize their teams. Individuals use the CVI for personal growth in three key areas: job and career happiness, relationships and communications, and in education.
The Value of Diversity Part III: The Method
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- March 17, 2025
Relying on objective measures to determine candidate fit leads to unbiased hiring decisions. This produces diverse teams. Candidates are matched to the role based on their ability to excel, not because of their gender, age, religion, ethnicity, or other bias-centric and irrelevant demographic status.
The Value of Diversity Part II: The Example
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- March 10, 2025
In professional sports, athleticism is the product but profit is the motive. The end goal is to make as much money as possible by winning as many games as possible by choosing the best athletes possible. That cannot be accomplished without diversity.
The Value of Diversity Part I: The Reason
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- March 3, 2025
There is a long way to go toward achieving workforce diversity that reflects the demographic profile of society. Beyond the humanistic reasons, there are financial motivators as well. Sometimes those tangible benefits must be pursued with action before attitudes and mindsets catch up.
Tough Questions About Personality Tests
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- February 24, 2025
This is a mega-list of tough questions (and some easy ones) about personality tests and psychometric assessments. All answers are honest, but some are downright brutal. Read on.
Is it Better to Plan or Prepare?
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- February 17, 2025
What's the difference between planning and preparing? Are they just semantic variations of the same thing, or do they greatly affect results and outcomes?
AI: Bane or Boon?
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- February 10, 2025
Like the label "gluten free" on a bottle of water, AI seems to be showing up in places where nobody asked for it and its usefulness is flimsy at best. But in other cases it's literally saving lives.
The Psychopath In the Office Next Door
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- February 3, 2025
We often think psychopaths are nothing but serial killers. This is only partially true. The reality is, depending on your occupation, the nearest psychopath might be sitting in the office next door.
What's The Secret To Getting Along With Others?
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- January 27, 2025
Compatibility is often assumed to be an automatic and unchangeable thing. You are either compatible with someone else or you're not. But is that really true?
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