“Our new Learning Content Integration module allows our clients to deliver on the promise of development-driven performance management for their workforce,”  Reviewsnap President Dave Arringdale said. “By expanding our platform with the new module, we’ve automated the connection between employee performance and targeted learning and development activities.”

The Learning Content Integration solution automatically creates development goals and recommends coursework and activities based on an employee’s appraisal ratings for competencies specifically mapped to their role. Employees are then provided with a development path and have easy online access to the training they need to help them improve their performance and grow their skills.

“After you present learning opportunities that are aligned to an employee’s individual performance objectives and career goals, you give them the motivation to become more engaged in their overall development,” said Arringdale.

Reviewsnap’s Learning Content Integration module allows companies to easily upload all of their in-house, proprietary learning content and training activities in a variety of formats, including video and PowerPoint. Employees also have Web-based access to a full range of award-winning content provided by global e-learning provider, MindLeaders, including both soft-skill and technical courses. When an e-learning course is launched from the MindLeaders learning management system, it can be fully accessed and completed right within the Reviewsnap Learning Content Integration module.

The cloud-based Learning Content Integration module allows employees, managers and administrators anytime access to the development plans, learning content and activities, transcripts, and reporting analytics.

With Reviewsnap’s Learning Content Integration now complementing its performance management software, development plans are tailored to the unique needs of each employee, individual performance improves and employee engagement soars. Your organization will increase retention and improve business results.

Reviewsnap is headquartered in suburban Des Moines, Iowa, and is a division of Applied Training Systems Inc. Find out more about Reviewsnap at http://www.reviewsnap.com.

Reviewsnap
In times like these, growth is earned by companies that align their people behind shared goals. If you are working to get everyone on the same page, Reviewsnap is with you. More than performance management software, we offer true partnership through genuine customer service and support. And unlike those other guys who care more about shareholders than customers, we can’t sleep at night unless you can. We are all together now. We are your performance management partner. We are Reviewsnap.
 

“With this partnership, our customers will have the tools to instantly act on performance information to more directly and immediately enhance their organization’s capacity to bring learning into the workflow,” said Chris Arringdale, vice president of marketing for Reviewsnap. The combination of the Reviewsnap and OpenSesame platforms will “ultimately accelerate the speed of innovation and improvement for any of our customers,” Arringdale said.

Reviewsnap is a performance management system that lets managers and supervisors give real-time, detailed feedback to employees, while capturing meaningful data about performance at the organizational level. OpenSesame is an online marketplace of corporate training courses. Its clients can choose from thousands of courses, read customer reviews, watch course previews and instantly use purchased courses.

The two companies will offer an integrated platform for the employees of Reviewsnap customers to connect with online training opportunities based on gaps in performance competency identified through the Reviewsnap performance system.

“OpenSesame has reviewed and selected course curricula based on core competencies defined by Reviewsnap,” said OpenSesame CEO Don Spear. These include courses in areas such as business acumen, customer service and communication skills. “Excellent training courses from OpenSesame’s 100-plus developers will be embedded in the Reviewsnap platform, giving employees instant access to performance improvement opportunities,” Spear said.

About Reviewsnap
In times like these, growth is earned by companies that align their people behind shared goals. If you are working to get everyone on the same page, Reviewsnap is with you. More than performance management software, we offer true partnership through genuine customer service and support. And unlike those other guys who care more about shareholders than customers, we can’t sleep at night unless you can. We are all together now. We are your performance management partner. We are Reviewsnap. Visit us on the Web at www.reviewsnap.com or follow @reviewsnap on Twitter.

About OpenSesame

Based in Portland, Ore., OpenSesame is an open marketplace connecting e-learning buyers and sellers. Buyers browse thousands of courses in a wide variety of subjects, from workplace safety to business skills, all compatible with any learning management system. For more information, visit www.OpenSesame.com or follow @OpenSesame on Twitter.
 

No matter the economic environment, a leading goal of most organizations remains creating a workplace that’s engaging and motivating, where employees want to stay,
grow and contribute their knowledge, experience and expertise. Engaged employees are those who are motivated to contribute beyond what’s expected. But what creates
motivation and engagement, especially for your top performers?

Employees need clear answers to the age-old question — “What’s in it for me?” There are plenty of factors that contribute to motivation and engagement, but getting compensation right is a foundational element.

When it comes to effectively rewarding a diverse team of individuals, the fact is that one approach does not satisfy all. Developing a pay-for-performance strategy should include a process that rewards individuals relative to their contributions and how well they achieved objectives aligned to the organization's goals. According to Chris Arringdale, Reviewsnap’s vice president of marketing, “When employees understand how their achievements are valued and rewarded, motivation and engagement improve. Reviewsnap's compensation module makes rewarding results-based performance easy and reliable.”

Download your complimentary copy of Reviewsnap’s white paper “Put Your Money Where the Motivation Is — Compensation Strategies to Retain Your Best People” to learn how your organization can benefit from:
• Identifying work characteristics that can improve or derail motivation
• Using a strategy of total rewards to improve retention and engagement
• Designing compensation that pays for performance and results 
• Differentiating rewards to reinforce and motivate your top performers
• Creating compensation transparency that builds trust and accountability

Download your complimentary copy of Reviewsnap’s white paper “Put Your Money Where the Motivation Is — Compensation Strategies to Retain Your Best People” now.

Build a strategy of total rewards to create the kind of performance your organization needs to succeed. By using an automated solution that integrates performance and compensation management, your managers and employees will have the tools they need to drive your business forward.

A key component of Reviewsnap’s new image is its new brand mantra, “All together now.”

“Reviewsnap’s performance management system is ideal for companies that want to get everyone on the same page,” said Dave Arringdale, Reviewsnap president. “That mission is reflected in our new brand mantra. We are here to truly help, not just to provide a service.”

“At Reviewsnap, we believe performance management software needn’t be overly complex or difficult to use. The simple and intuitive layout we’ve designed in our new website reflects our belief that functional simplicity creates a very positive experience for our clients,” Arringdale said. The bold design elements in the company’s new website and logo similarly support Reviewsnap’s image as a market leader for performance management software solutions.

“What hasn’t changed at Reviewsnap is its deep commitment to excellence in understanding and serving clients at the highest level through genuine customer service and support,” Arringdale said.

As part of its heritage, Reviewsnap aims to build a true and trusting partnership with every client. “At its origins, the Reviewsnap system was developed based on feedback we solicited from the customers we would ultimately serve — human resource professionals, business consultants, managers and executives,” said Arringdale.

Reviewsnap used this unique insight to develop a complete, fully automated performance management system that offers user-friendly, reliable and affordable on-demand Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions that help companies:

• Align goals for greater results
• Enhance communication and coaching
• Increase employee engagement
• Save time and money with improved efficiency

“Our customers run the gamut, from very small to very large companies,” Arringdale said. “They all look to us for high-quality, on-demand human resource and business services solutions. We know we have to provide the most versatile and robust performance management solutions possible — and we do that while keeping our prices affordable and our customer service top-notch.”

Reviewsnap is headquartered in suburban Des Moines, Iowa, and is a division of Applied Training Systems Inc. Find out more about Reviewsnap at http://www.reviewsnap.com.
 

This enhancement will allow users of the system to create a development plan consisting of scheduled online or internal coursework. The system will create employee-specific transcripts of coursework and their completion dates for any development review period.   The learning content integration allows coursework to be provided through the user’s existing learning management systems and/or from specific courses in the ReviewSNAP content library.

Dave Arringdale, ReviewSNAP’s president said, “Our objective is to provide the most practical and usable performance management solution available.  With the addition of top quality learning content from leading providers of online courses, we will have made another huge stride toward delivering the perfect performance management solution for our community of users. We encourage our customers to continue asking for enhancements to the system.  And we pledge to be diligent in combining customer feedback with industry best practice to deliver what they want and need.”

Users of the system will find the LCI functionality easy to use and understand. It can be turned on or off within the system should organizations not wish to integrate development plans that include learning content directly into their review processes.

Arringdale added, “We are committed to leading the web-based performance management industry and we understand that our client organizations want tools that help extend their ability to help employees perform at the highest possible level. Having easy-to-integrate learning content gives employees ready access to some of the best courses available. Our client organizations are excited about this addition to the system.”

ReviewSNAP has developed this enhancement to the performance review process because it has found employees often do not understand completely why they should take seriously some of the ratings, comments and suggestions offered as part of their performance review. They may hear what they believe is a concern about their performance, but often fail to make the connection between how taking those concerns seriously and then making a conscious and focused effort on changing work-related behavior will benefit them in any material manner.

This approach does not have to represent a major departure from standard performance review processes. But it does provide the reviewer with additional tools to add verbiage to the reviews and to their discussions with employees that is intended to deliver more impact for employees as to why they should make important changes in their work approach.

According to Dave Arringdale, ReviewSNAP President, “Employees sometimes walk away from a coaching or review session wondering how they will truly benefit if they make behavioral changes to improve their performance in a particular area. Benefits-Based Performance Management™ helps embed into the entire feedback process a sense of partnering between the manager and employee and provides a clearer target for the employee to shoot for to help them become more successful. It’s really about what’s in it for me?”

This concept has been under development for some time. ReviewSNAP, in conjunction with its parent company, Applied Training Systems, Inc., has been conducting research for some time on the various ways performance reviews affect employee behavior and performance. That research uncovered a significant finding in that using a benefits-based approach seemed to outperform a more standard approach to conducting reviews and giving ongoing feedback.
“Whether we want to believe it or not, people are selfish by nature,” said Arringdale. “While they generally want the employer to believe they are eager to do a great job, they are not always that eager to modify their work behavior enough unless they feel there is a real payoff of some sort for them.”

ReviewSNAP has developed a comprehensive library of benefits statements that can be integrated into the actual performance review if desired. This library will soon be integrated within its Web-based performance management system. The addition of the library and the benefits section of the review templates are expected to take place by mid-fourth quarter of this year. The use of this feature will be optional within the system.

“We made a decision over a year ago to make our reporting capabilities the most robust and most user-friendly in the online performance management industry. This enhancement to our system was obviously carefully thought out and we sought feedback from our current customer base to ensure that the reporting and graphical options met their needs as well as the needs of our new customers as they begin using the system.” said Dave Arringdale, ReviewSNAP’s President.

Customers will be able to create detailed reports and graphs individualized for their organization. The process will be as user-friendly as the system itself. Users will choose the exact fields they want to display on their reports or depict in a graphical format. One of the other key features includes the option of setting schedules for reports to be sent to individuals automatically on a regular basis.

Oasis Outsourcing will offer the ReviewSNAP performance management system which includes performance review, 360 degree survey and compensation tracking modules. These tools help enhance employee engagement, productivity and morale and, as a result, the overall bottom line.

President of ReviewSNAP, Dave Arringdale, said “Our newly formed partnership with Oasis Outsourcing is exciting because Oasis shares our passion for helping organizations of all sizes to look more strategically at their employees’ performance. We have a number of similar exclusive arrangements with consulting and PEO firms and, given its large client base, Oasis is the largest of those partnerships to date. We look forward to working closely with Oasis in helping its clients achieve new levels of success by enhancing their employee feedback and performance review processes.”

About Oasis Outsourcing
Oasis Outsourcing is a Florida-based Professional Employer Organization (PEO) serving more than 80,000 employees and 3,000 clients nationwide. It specializes in providing human resources services, employee benefits, payroll and tax administration, risk management services and staffing solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States. The company operates under the names of Oasis Outsourcing and Oasis Staffing. For more information about Oasis Outsourcing, visit www.oasisadvantage.com.
 

Gregory Sims, Director, Human Resources of the Television Academy said that the decision to use the ReviewSNAP system to help provide the framework for achieving and sustaining excellence among its staff was an easy one. “We looked at several of the most popular Web-based performance management systems and ReviewSNAP had everything we needed and was very user- friendly. It had modules and tools that matched our requirements and we are excited to implement this outstanding tool in our organization.”

ReviewSNAP has a number of highly visible clients as annual subscribers and David Arringdale, President of ReviewSNAP, said that “We have developed a very robust on-demand performance management system that works equally well for both for-profit and non-profit organizations. We appeal to a broad user base and the Television Academy is certainly a very well known and highly visible organization that further solidifies our position as the leader in Web-based performance management solutions. We are impressed with the Television Academy’s management team and their commitment to excellence which mirrors our commitment to outstanding quality and service.”

The Television Academy will utilize ReviewSNAP's performance review and 360 degree feedback modules to track goals, measure and document performance, provide a foundation for coaching and development and to create an infrastructure for staff accountability and excellence.” Gregory said that “ReviewSNAP is an excellent tool for allowing their organization to really build a framework around which we can automate everything related to performance management and make the entire process very efficient, user-friendly and effective.”