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SilkRoad Technology Inc<\/span><\/a>. has launched\u00a0Point<\/span><\/a>, the latest tool in the\u00a0social talent management solutions<\/span><\/a>\u00a0provider\u2019s\u00a0Life Suite<\/span><\/a>\u00a0product range. The new employee-centric social networking solution connects employees to each other and their organisation by uniting the popular features of social networking with talent management.<\/p>\n

SilkRoad Point gives employees the forum they need to share expertise and be recognised by peers and leaders while simultaneously helping companies to better understand what and who is driving their business.<\/p>\n

The launch follows positive feedback from industry experts and HR professionals in attendance at the HR Software Show, Olympia, where Point was previewed last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur research shows that organisations that adopt peer-to-peer learning, recognition, and knowledge sharing dramatically outperform their peers in customer service, time to market, and employee engagement,” says Josh Bersin, Chief Executive Officer and President of Bersin & Associates, the leading provider of research-based HR best practices that drive business results. “SilkRoad Point represents a new breed of consumer-like social talent tools that organisations can use to easily leverage the power of social connections in corporate learning, collaboration, and project management.”<\/p>\n

Employers often have a limited view of what employees are actually doing as job descriptions and performance reviews don\u2019t always accurately depict employees\u2019 knowledge and contributions across the organisation.\u00a0\u00a0With Point, organisations can increase knowledge and insight through the use of social collaboration and learning.\u00a0Employees identify centres of influence by contributor, content and topic.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As a result, organisations create a self-motivating culture where employees can be identified and recognised for their influence and recognise others for their contributions.<\/p>\n

\u201cHR has struggled to understand how knowledge and information flows across the organisation,\u201d\u00a0says Lisa Rowan, Program Director for HR, Learning, and Talent Management Strategies, IDC. \u201cWith Point, organisations now have the ability to reveal not only the connections between its employees but the meaning behind them and how it impacts the company. Point\u00a0enables companies to share goals, inspire innovation, and increase efficiency to drive organisational change and success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Features include:<\/p>\n