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OI Partners Unveils "All-in-One" Business Coaching Product that Helps Better Align Talent Management Strategy with Corporate Strategy

CHICAGO, IL—June 23, 2008—

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OI Partners, a global talent management and leadership solutions firm, today announced the availability of OI SolutionsSM eDevelopment Center, an all-in-one management and tracking application for business coaching assignments. The Web-based portal gives HR and management a way to track, manage and determine return on investment for thousands of such assignments. It also includes all necessary coaching tools in one online location, giving employees better ease of use and more control over their coaching engagement.

“OI Partners has found that many organizations have a need for technology that helps them more effectively manage and track coaching engagements and ultimately, align talent management with corporate strategy,” said Mark Leathers, chairman of
OI Partners Inc. “Many organizations are left either with building their own system, using pieces and parts of various other systems or using nothing at all. OI SolutionsSM eDevelopment Center is a fully developed business coaching management system that answers these organizational challenges. OI Partners is pleased to help organizations develop better talent management strategies with products and services like OI SolutionsSM.”

The primary significance of OI SolutionsSM eDevelopment Center is that it allows thousands of engagements to be tracked over time, equipping HR and management with the ability to better align talent management strategies with business objectives. HR and management now can build a return on investment case for business coaching that has been difficult to do before. The ROI is seen in leadership competency adjustments and the way in which individuals improve.

In addition, having one coaching management system creates a standardized coaching process for an organization. Across thousands of engagements all over the world and either with an organization’s internal coaches or with outside coaches, the same coaching tools are used, the same coaching language is used, and the manner in which results are analyzed is the same. In essence, OI SolutionsSM eDevelopment Center helps create a coaching culture within organizations. 

Another benefit is that coaching clients—as well as HR and management—have more control over each engagement. This means better ease of use for employees, more flexibility for organizations and potentially, fewer resources devoted to managing each coaching assignment.

The new platform complements OI Partners’ all-in-one career transition management system, OI Solutions SM eCareer Center. Employees can use OI SolutionsSM eCareer Center as either an in-house career development tool or to develop job search skills and access resources to aid them in finding new opportunities upon being outplaced. This Web-based service has been available since 2002.

Benefits and Features of OI SolutionsSM eDevelopment Center and eCareer Center

eDevelopmentCenter:  A Total Coaching Resource

The Benefits for the Coaching Client / Employee

  • Access real-time data and functionality
  • Take personality assessments and 360 assessments
  • Review competency information
  • Create development plans
  • Report on his or her coaching progress
  • Read important literature on leadership in our leadership resource library
  • Maintain an active “coaching blog” with his or her coach

The Benefits for HR and Management

  • Identify focus areas for each coaching engagement in order to launch coaching effectively
  • Note completed steps of coaching programs as the coaching client proceeds
  • Evaluate the success of coaching at key steps
  • Access key reports for individual coaching programs
  • Track information across multiple engagements in order to utilize aggregate data that can help overall talent strategies
  • Quickly determine return on investment

eCareer Center:  A Total Career Transition Resource

Its features include:

  • Career research tools- access to more than 250 of the most popular job posting sites on the Internet
  • Information - salary information, relocation data, entrepreneurship opportunities and more
  • Online databases - ability to view comprehensive industry and company information
  • Resume tools- an integrated communications system that allows candidates to automatically apply for jobs and send correspondence
  • Job search skills training - training sessions that supplement the information provided by consultants
  • Resume tools- an integrated communications system that allows candidates to automatically apply for jobs and send correspondence
  • Assessment tools - an array of psychological, personality and behavioral assessment instruments selected to address an employee’s unique career planning needs

OI SolutionsSM eDevelopment Center, as well as OI SolutionsSM eCareer Center, is available through local OI Partners offices. To reach a local office and obtain additional information, call 1-800-232-5285 or email contactus@oipartners.net.

About OI Partners

OI Partners is the talent management and leadership solutions firm that provides a better human experience for a better business outcome. Established in 1987, OI Partners Inc. is a corporation of leading career consulting, executive development, leadership development and outplacement professionals located in more than 200 locally-owned offices in 27 countries. For more information, please visit www.oipartners.net or call 800-232-5285.

Contact: Jill Van Nostran, 330-347-2386, jvannostran@oipartners.net