CRG emPerform and Online Talent Manager Explain Personalities in the Workplace

Join Business Psychologist, Bert Goos, and leading performance management software provider, CRG emPerform, to learn the secrets behind understanding employee personalities to attract and retain the right people.

OTTAWA, ON – March 26, 2012: CRG emPerform, a leading provider of online performance management software is teaming up with the Human Capital Institute (HCI.org), and Bert Goos, Business Psychologist and CEO of Online Talent Manager, to deliver an insightful, and engaging complimentary webinar Wednesday, March 28^th on The Secrets Behind Personality Testing. In this webinar, Goos will draw from his 25+ years as an Organizational Psychologist and Executive Coach to share his secrets behind understanding personalities in the workplace and how companies can leverage it to attract and retain the right people.

Whether you are an HR leader, manager, coach, trainer, or company owner, this webinar will provide important insights to consider when trying to find, develop, and keep the best possible talent. During this informative presentation, participants will learn the basics behind personality assessments and how an understanding of employee personalities can lead to better hiring decisions, increased engagement, better performance and communication, and overall workplace satisfaction.

• The three personality tests that determine what roles, company structure, and goals best fit your employees
• How understanding personalities can help managers choose the right development plans for employees and can help companies improve the effectiveness of competency training for their employees.  
• How the unique working landscape of the Netherlands has opened the door for using personality testing to hire the right leaders. Why is personality testing used so much, and so successfully, in this environment and how can the lessons learned there be applied to helping your organization today?

Bonus: Participants will be given a coupon code for a free personality test to learn more about themselves and help them develop a 'vocabulary' for speaking about personality in the work place.

Date: Wednesday, March 28^th, 2012

Time: 2PM -3PM EDT

Registration for this webinar is on the HCI.org Website: http://www.hci.org/lib/secrets-behind-personality-testing-how-improve-employee-performance-and-communication

About Online Talent Manager

Since 2002, Online Talent Manager has been a leading provider of personality testing software for the workplace. Based in the Netherlands, Online Talent Manager has helped to assess over 90 thousand candidates and help companies find the best personality fit between employees and positions. For more information, visit: http://www.onlinetalentmanager.com/

About CRG emPerform

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive, online Performance Management solution used by companies to automate and streamline processes and build a top-performing workforce. This easy-to-use suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and reporting and analytics. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and public sector. For more information, visit: www.employee-performance.com

For additional information:
Natalie Trudel
Marketing Communications Specialist
Tel: 613-232-4295 x:252
Email: ntrudel@employee-performance.com

Leading Manufacturing Company Selects CRG emPerform for Strategic Succession Planning and Goal Management

OTTAWA, ON: March 13, 2012 – Propulsys Inc., a leading manufacturer of hydraulic drive products, has selected CRG emPerform™ to globalize its performance management processes and build an effective succession planning strategy. Based out of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Propulsys Inc. relies on its global team of over 500 employees to deliver world-class products and customer service. Propulsys plans to use emPerform to ensure that company-wide performance expectations are consistently aligned with corporate objectives, and that succession gaps can be identified and addressed in an efficient manner.

“Succession planning and setting performance goals are critical processes that challenge a manufacturing company every day,” said Larry Dean, Global Director of Human Resources for Propulsys. “Using accurate performance data as a basis for succession forecasting and decision making is critical to our success and will save countless dollars in future training and development.”

Prior to selecting emPerform, Propulsys relied on a manual form-based appraisal system for evaluating employee performance. The overall process was not effective for a global workforce and the standardization of performance evaluations was impossible. “Clearly our processes had to be automated,” continued Larry. “We looked very hard at four different software vendors and selected emPerform for the fact that succession planning capabilities were built into the software versus having to buy constant upgrades or additional modules. Getting an all-in-one solution was a big cost-saver for our company”.

“Using emPerform, our employees will have a simple and consistent evaluation process and a better understanding of how their performance contributes to company goals,” said Larry. “We have several business units and emPerform provides real-time visibility into the performance health at every level within the organization”.

When asked about the implementation process, Larry commented, “Implementing emPerform was made much easier due to experience and diligence of the emPerform support team. They were very patient in helping us re-do and define a very critical process [talent management and succession].  User adoption was as expected – some employees resisted a different process but after they used the system, they have been receptive and even complimented the ease-of-use and accessibility”.

CRG emPerform comes standard with the nine-box talent matrix for succession planning. Performance metrics and potential data from appraisals, self-assessments, 360 reviews and surveys are automatically fed into emPerform’s Succession Manager and gives managers and HR a snapshot of the performance health of their organization. Employees ready for advancement can be easily identified and employees in need of development can be addressed. Results from the Succession Manager can be monitored in real-time or exported for decision making. Succession Manager comes standard with emPerform. Customers are not charged extra for this powerful functionality.

About Propulsys Inc.

Founded as White Hydraulics, Inc. in 1977 by Harvey and Hollis White, Jr. and now in its second generation of family ownership, Propulsys has become a leading manufacturer of hydraulic drive products – low-speed high-torque motors, orbital steering, axial piston pumps, brakes, and accessories.  With wholly-owned manufacturing facilities in Hopkinsville, KY, and Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China, as well as sales and distribution offices in the US, China, and Europe, over 520 Propulsys employees serve customers around the world. In addition to the core hydraulic drive business, the Propulsys companies also include White Drive Products, Inc., K Products, Inc., White Staffing Management, Inc. and a joint-venture, Peerless Manufacturing (Zhenjiang) Co. Ltd. http://www.propulsys.com/

 

About Corporate Renaissance Group

For over 20 years, Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG) has been a global provider of innovative business solutions that improve business performance and increase efficiency. CRG is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices throughout Canada, South Africa, India and the United States. For more information, visit www.crgroup.com

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive Performance and Talent Management solution, one of many solutions offered by CRG. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and reporting and analytics. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and public sector. For more information regarding CRG emPerform, visit www.employee-performance.com.

For additional information:

Natalie Trudel

Marketing Communications Specialist

CRG emPerform

ntrudel@employee-performance.com

613-232-4295 x252