Released on = February 22, 2006, 8:37 am

Press Release Author = GroteApproach, Ltd.

Industry = Human Resources

Press Release Summary = Web-based performance management system adds Development
Planning and Goal Alignment features.

Press Release Body = DALLAS, TX - February 2006 - GroteApproach Ltd. announces the
release of GroteApproach SM version 3.0, the newest update to their web-based
performance management system (on the Web at: http://www.groteapproach.com/).
Developed by performance management expert Dick Grote, the GroteApproach system
helps organizations transform performance management from a frenzied series of
events to a well-defined, continuous, and effective process.

With this new version, managers and employees can create employee development plans
for important competencies and soft skills throughout the entire review cycle.
Development objectives, expected outcomes, associated key activities and due dates
can all be established and tracked in the system.

Development plan items can be created at the beginning of the review period, during
the year as employee performance is observed, and during assessment time based on
specific competency scores received by the employee.

Jack Wilson, Staff Development Director with Compassion International said this of
the Development Planning feature, "GroteApproach is a natural extension of Dick
Grote's philosophy. It is a performance planning tool and the addition of the
development planning now completes the cycle. When a gap in performance is
recognized, the development planning piece lets the employee and manager work to
close that gap."

Compassion International first implemented the GroteApproach system in 2003 and was
one of the companies GroteApproach worked with in developing the new functionality.
"The combination of Grote's performance management software and their responsiveness
to customer needs has resulted in a solid partnership," explains Larry Lemmon,
Compassion International's Vice President of Human Resources.

To help organizations ensure that individual employee goals are tightly linked to
the overall corporate strategy, a goal alignment option is now available in the
system. With this new functionality, employee goals can be created from a cascading
structure ensuring that individual goals support all higher-level objectives and
strategies of the organization.

Also in this release, enhancements to the system workflow are available to help
individuals more easily navigate through the performance management software.

About GroteApproach, Ltd.
GroteApproach, Ltd. is dedicated to delivering the technology, services and client
care that transform organizations from best-effort climates into results-driven
cultures. The GroteApproach web-based performance management system reflects best
practices in performance management as identified in Dick Grote's 25 years of
research and consulting with hundreds of organizations throughout the world. Its
combination of unrivaled expertise and superior technology make the GroteApproach
system an ideal fit for organizations large and small. GroteApproach can be found on
the Internet at http://www.groteapproach.com/.

Company Contact:
Kyle Carper
http://www.groteapproach.com/
Phone: 800-734-5475

Press Release Contact:
Alyssa Duvall
http://www.bigoakinc.com/


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