User manual SABA IMPRESSIONS DATASHEET

[. . . ] Data Sheet Saba Impressions Benefits Relevant, more accurate feedback from multiple points of view improves productivity and job satisfaction Fosters a culture of high performance by encouraging engagement in performance processes and interaction with peers The use of social technologies attracts and retains high-value talent Real-time feedback enables performance issues to be addressed immediately Features Quick and simple to use Real-time, relevant feedback from across the social network Anyone can submit feedback, regardless of reporting structure or participation in a performance cycle Share fun/interactive "nuggets" as well as comments Ability to make the process business-relevant by incorporating informal feedback directly into formal performance reviews Once-a-year performance feedback is too little, too late. Performance feedback solely gathered from the manager is often seen as low value and even worse, as a source of frustration and disengagement. [. . . ] But the problem is not the review itself, it is the barriers to open communication that make the review such a limited view of an individual's true performance and value to Data Sheet n Saba Impressions the organization. Saba Impressions removes these barriers by enabling employees, regardless of reporting relationships, to provide feedback at any time. Designed for Quick Feedback Saba Impressions enables the easy submission of feedback from across the social network at any time. Employees simply choose a person, record a quick comment, and can assign a number of "nuggets" to share with the individual to rate how useful the interaction was. Organizations can enable the sharing of unlimited nuggets or can restrict the number that can be given by any one individual to enable the highest performers to emerge. The comments and nuggets are then shared instantly with the employee, making real-time feedback a reality. Making Social Technologies Business Relevant As exciting as social networking technologies are, they often have a fatal flaw -- business relevancy. Stand-alone technologies, both general social networking tools as well as those designed specifically for performance feedback, simply aren't linked closely enough with the existing formal processes to make them useful in a business context. But since Saba Impressions is delivered as part of our unified people management suite, business relevancy is never an issue. Only Saba is able to both harness the informal feedback and surface it directly within formal processes. [. . . ] Saba, the Saba logo, Saba Centra, and the marks relating to Saba products and services referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Saba Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Saba 2400 Bridge Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065-1166 USA (+1) 877. SABA. 101 or (+1) 650. 779. 2791 www. saba. com perform-ds03_04/10 [. . . ]