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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.
- Twitter: @ruckerworks
- Web: Ruckerworks.com
Articles
Ikigai: Finding Your Personal Happiness
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- 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 , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- 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 , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- 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
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- 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?
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- 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.
Six Things You Didn't Know About the Core Values Index
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- 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.
Getting To Know Your Authentic Self: A Personal Journey With the CVI
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- July 16, 2018
After learning more about how the CVI works and reflecting on my past experiences, I realized that whenever I was in a place that contradicted my profile, it took a lot more work and effort to achieve success than would have been necessary if I had been living within my 'happy place.'
The Principle of Fueling Performance
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- July 9, 2018
A great algorithm or principle needs a set of tools that implement its objectives in an efficient way. The Performance Fuel application provided by eRep.com takes the performance fuel formula and turns it into a powerful reality.
What Do You Do?
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- July 2, 2018
Imagine you're at a networking event or a neighborhood block party or maybe chatting with other parents at your kid's soccer game. You meet some new people and the dreaded question comes up: "What do you do?"
Using Psychometric Assessment Data in a Human Resources Grievance Scenario
- By
- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- June 25, 2018
During a recent chat session on social media between eRep and a group of Human Resources professionals, several questions were asked about the viability and use of psychometric assessment information during a grievance or disciplinary scenario. eRep's response kicked the discussion into high gear.
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