Austin-Hayne Launches "Best Manager Edition" Of Employee Appraiser; New software distills "best management" practices into easy-to-use software.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1995--Austin-Hayne Corporation, a leading publisher of software tools for managers, today unveiled the new "Best Manager Edition" of the award-winning Employee Appraiser A person selected or appointed by a competent authority or an interested party to evaluate the financial worth of property. Appraisers are frequently appointed in probate and condemnation proceedings and are also used by banks and real estate concerns to determine the market program. This software includes a collection of materials that make it easy to follow today's "best practices" in managing people. The Best Manager Edition provides managers of all levels with the tools and resources to confront delicate and time-consuming performance issues. Typically, a manager would consult a peer or mentor Mentor, in Greek mythology Mentor (mĕn`tər, –tôr'), in Greek mythology, friend of Odysseus and tutor of Telemachus. for instruction and advice, but these resources are diminishing di·min·ish v. di·min·ished, di·min·ish·ing, di·min·ish·es v.tr. 1. a. To make smaller or less or to cause to appear so. b. in today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. climate. The first product of its kind, the Best Manager Edition content is derived from well-respected sources and is written in the viewpoint of the manager. The job profiles module, for example, is derived from the AMACOM AMACOM American Management Association title, Results-Oriented Job Descriptions, and combines dozens of pre-written job profiles with expert instruction to create effective job profiles. One of the most uncomfortable areas for managers to address -- taking corrective action A corrective action is a change implemented to address a weakness identified in a management system. Normally corrective actions are instigated in response to a customer complaint, abnormal levels if internal nonconformity, nonconformities identified during an internal audit or with employees -- is demonstrated to the manager through a series of memos and worksheets provided by human resource experts. Other performance areas included are performance objectives, employee recognition and coaching, and development plans. All materials and tools reside on the computer and enable managers to take action more quickly and easily. The Best Manager Edition also enhances the review writing capabilities of Employee Appraiser, with new topics and page formatting features. One of the new features of the Best Manager Edition has evolved to incorporate expert system-like features into Employee Appraiser, making it more interactive and "intelligent." Automatic Suggestions recognizes when text is placed in the appraisal that is critical of the employee, and automatically suggests a number of improvement ideas. A number of major corporations are evaluating the Best Manager Edition for corporate-wide use. "Companies see the Best Manager Edition as a vehicle to allow all of their managers to easily use today's best practices in performance management," said David Whitney, president of Austin-Hayne Corporation. "The response from corporations to this edition has been extremely favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. ." The Best Manager Edition is available directly from Austin-Hayne and has a list price for $179. Austin-Hayne is a leader in delivering management expertise in easy-to-use software. Its flagship Employee Appraiser performance evaluation Performance evaluation The assessment of a manager's results, which involves, first, determining whether the money manager added value by outperforming the established benchmark (performance measurement) and, second, determining how the money manager achieved the calculated return software, the market share leader, helps managers prepare more thorough, constructive employee appraisals as well as coach employees to reach their performance potential. Based in San Mateo, Austin-Hayne was founded in 1993 by David Whitney and Gary Hendrix, both previously with Symantec Corporation. CONTACT: Austin-Hayne Corporation Dee Dee Pare, 415/655-3800 or Evans Communications Lisa Sheeran, 415/621-0925 Shannon Osthimer, 415/595-0796 |
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