ClearlyTalented Eliminates the Complexities in Employee Performance Management
Provides Businesses A Simple Tool for Automating Employee Reviews

Vancouver, Canada—Performance Objects, an innovative yet sensible HCM technology provider, delivers a back-to-the-basics approach to employee performance management in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model with the newly launched ClearlyTalented hosted application. The solution is designed specifically for business managers in the SMB market, but also works great for organizational teams that do currently have a system in place.

ClearlyTalented is defined by its simplicity. By eliminating a lot of the expensive bells and whistles found in other solutions, Performance Objects has created a cost-effective system that allows managers to provide feedback to employees and peers. During sales calls and follow up over that past few years, Performance Objects has found that employee buy-in and change management are more quickly achieved when the application is user-friendly and not positioned as a stand in for good communication—two very apparent attributes showcased in ClearlyTalented.

“Performance Objects has been selling enterprise-level employee performance management systems to businesses of all sizes for a number of years and the resounding message we have heard is: ‘There are great systems in the market, but they are overly complicated and we really need something easier to use.’ In response, we have rolled out ClearlyTalented,” said Michael Jeffs, President and Director of Sales for Performance Objects. “Now business managers have a simple, economical solution for managing employee reviews. They can sign up at the ClearlyTalented website and begin using it immediately.”

The system offers quick set up with templates for creating reviews, or managers can use their company’s existing reviews as a foundation for building a custom template. Managers have the flexibility to invite peers to rate an employee’s performance, with comparative reporting providing leaders a birds-eye-view of their team ratings.

Business executives and managers interested in learning more about the system are offered free access for the first three performance reviews and additional reviews are available at one low cost. For more information, visit clearlytalented.com.

About Performance Objects
PerformanceObjects was founded in 2006 by a group of software professionals who had a vision to create a solid talent management solution that was easy to implement and use. The company offers two premier employee performance management applications with ClearlyTalented designed for small to medium size businesses or teams, and ClearlyTalentedXL, the enterprise-level solution featuring best-in-class functionality for employee performance, competency and goal management. Based in Vancouver, Performance Objects boasts a rapidly-growing and impressive client list. For more information on Performance Objects and its portfolio of business solutions, visit us online at www.performanceobjects.com.

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