Checkster Introduces First Personal Performance Management Tool for Organizations

MILL VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Checkster announced todaythe introduction of the first personal performance tool to empowerorganizations to grow and improve their talent. This unique web serviceleverages leading-edge research in expert performance and associates itwith innovative Web 2.0 collaborative technology. "Today's employees expect more than a job from their employers; theylook for organizations that enable them to grow and learn. Checkster'spersonal performance tool is about enabling individuals to shine, whileproviding organizations with tools that are really aligned with theiremployees needs. Checkster empowers organizations and ensures them ofsuperior performance by arming their employees with what the latestresearch shows is needed for expert performance," explains Yves Lermusi,CEO of Checkster. "Having annual 360's for only the top management is notacceptable anymore in today's fast moving and knowledge economy." Several early customers of Checkster agree: "In today's pharmaceutical development, the steps leading towardsuccessful commercialization of a drug is seen as risk management. Ratherthan emphasizing the technical risks, at Clinuvel we tend to put emphasison the talent pool working around the technology. Developing talentmarkedly reduces this risk. Checkster's easy, yet powerful tool helps us dojust that." - Philip Wolgen, CEO of Clinuvel Pharmaceutical "We deal with companies with some of the most talented people in theworld, including Microsoft, SAP, Cisco and many others, and we have to makesure our team is up to par. We use Checkster as a self-managed careerperformance tool to provide our employees with real time, frequent views oftheir performance." - Yaron Lipshitz, Managing Director of RidgecrestCapital Partners Checkster's 360 Checkup product provides a solution to the complicatedissues surrounding "the lack of candid feedback," which is described as the"biggest little dirty secret of business" by Jack Welch. Checkster's 360Checkup enables companies to assist their employees in growing theirtalents by giving them a true view of their performance, thanks toconfidential online feedback from co-workers. To learn more about what the Checkster 360 Checkup can do for yourorganization, view the interactive audio/visual presentations athttp://www.checkster.com/employer360tour.php About Checkster: Founded in 2006, Checkster (http://www.checkster.com) created the firstPersonal Performance Management Tool. Organizations can now empower theiremployees with tools that help them grow and develop within their career.Employers leverage the Checkster tools to hire, retain and grow the righttalent. To learn more about what Checkster can do for your organization orto set up a consultation, visit http://www.checkster.com Checkster Contact: Yves Lermusi, CEO (415) 699-2226 press@checkster.com This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information,visit http://www.ereleases.com.