Content Licensing and Partner Channel Expansion Form the Core of the Agreement
March 12, 2015, BELLEVUE, WA – Chronus Corporation, a leading provider of software to manage career development programs, has formed a new partnership with Coaching and Mentoring International (CMI), an organization headed by David Clutterbuck, internationally acclaimed coaching and mentoring expert. The agreement includes the use of CMI best practices articles within Chronus software plus a referral partner relationship with the CMI network of training consultancies in 42 countries.
“Running an effective mentoring or coaching program requires excellent best practices content in addition to great software,” explained Steve O’Brian, Vice President of Chronus. “Our strategy has always been to provide targeted best practice resources at the point of need to guide administrators and program participants through a program. Now we’re excited to leverage CMI’s additional expertise and broaden our content scope to further fuel our customers’ program successes. ”
“Chronus offers the leading software platform for enterprise-scale organizations to run talent development programs like mentoring and coaching,” said Professor David Clutterbuck, Practice Leader of CMI. “Licensing our best practice content to support their program workflow software will ensure successful program outcomes for our mutual customer base around the globe. We are excited to collaborate with Chronus on this game-changing project.”
Best practices content includes advice and tips for administrators and program participants, such as “Creating a Powerful Personal Development Plan,” “Designing Effective Coaching and Mentoring Programs,” and “Goal Setting in Coaching and Mentoring.”
Also under the terms of the agreement, the CMI network of training consultancies will have the opportunity to recommend Chronus software to their clients and receive a referral fee from Chronus. “Our software is currently used in 145 countries. We are thrilled to add these global partners to our existing referral partner network to offer a more localized presence,” commented Mr. O’Brian.
About Chronus Corporation
Chronus is a global provider of talent development software solutions. Leveraging mentoring, coaching, and other guided learning approaches, Chronus software empowers a variety of programs for employee career development, leadership training, new hire onboarding, student mentoring, and more.
Chronus cloud-based solutions are easy to start and easy to manage, saving customers time and effort while improving learning and development program effectiveness. Leading organizations including MetLife, Staples, UC Berkeley, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the American Diabetes Association rely on Chronus.
Learn more about Chronus at www.chronus.com.
About Coaching and Mentoring International
Coaching and Mentoring International (CMI) is a training consultancy, specializing in mentoring program design, implementation and training, in coaching culture consultancy and in training in team coaching. It operates through a global network of partner trainer-consultants, all of whom have been trained and accredited to provide a consistent, high quality and reliable service in coaching and mentoring.
Learn more about Coaching and Mentoring International at http://coachingandmentoringinternational.org/.
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