Feel the Power of a Well-phrased Goal
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- 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.
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.
Hiring Without Interviews, 32-Hour Work Weeks, and Looking Forward to Performance Evaluations
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- 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?
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- 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.
Can You Clone A Top Performer?
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- 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.
The Principle of Fueling Performance
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- 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.
Can You Hear Me Now? Effective Communication is Crucial to Employee Success
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- June 11, 2018
When employees are engaged, they not only outperform their peers, they become motivated and inspired contributors to the company mission instead of jumping to the next opportunity with the competition. With today's tight job market, lowering turnover through effective communication may be the most important area of concern for business leaders today.
Performance Reviews Must Die
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- April 2, 2018
Employees despise them. Supervisors dread them. The antiquated and ineffective annual performance review needs to die.
What Every Employee Fears: Failure to Meet Expectations
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- February 19, 2018
I always dreaded getting annual performance reviews, even though they usually went well. This one was different. "I gave you a ‘failure to meet expectations' score because you didn't achieve your objectives for the year," my boss told me. The problem was I had no idea what my objectives were.
The Value of Purpose
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- Steve Williamson , VP Digital Marketing and Content, eRep, Inc.
- Posted
- February 12, 2018
The three components of the Performance Fuel formula — clarity, purpose, and feedback — work together. Purpose is the feeling that what you do matters and will be appreciated. Unfortunately in many organizations today, the value of purpose in our work is often unappreciated.
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