Chronus, a leader in mentoring innovation, won a coveted Brandon Hall Group gold award for excellence in the Best Advance in Online Mentoring Tools category. This is the seventh consecutive Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Award for the company. The awards, announced on Dec. 5, acknowledge organizations that have successfully deployed innovative products, processes, and systems that have achieved measurable results.

“We’re honored to receive gold in Best Advance in Online Mentoring Tools, as we continue to evolve our platform to meet the needs and capabilities of modern mentoring,” said Seena Mortazavi, CEO of Chronus. “Partnering with our progressive customers, Chronus continues to push the boundaries of mentoring both in format and measurement, amplifying the impact it can have on an organization and its people in this modern age in the areas of engagement, development and productivity.”

The Award recognizes the strides Chronus has made in both the user experience for mentors and mentees, as well as the management tools for program owners and administrators running the mentoring programs. The noted improvements in the platform provide a more customizable matching algorithm, connect the mentoring program impact with business outcomes and engage mentors and mentees in a more productive mentoring relationships. The software enhancements create a more engaging experience for end users, and allow organizations running these programs to discern impact and attain desired outcomes at a greater efficiency and on a wide scale.

“Winners of Excellence in Technology Awards are at the forefront of technology innovation. Our program evaluates not just the solution itself, but the benefit to the human capital management function, the business and the customer. That is the ultimate differentiator – whether the technology has a positive business impact. Technology Award winners pass that test with flying colors,” said Rachel Cooke, Chief Operating Officer of Brandon Hall Group and head of the awards program.

A panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, and Brandon Hall Group senior analysts and executives evaluated the entries based upon the following criteria:

• Product: What was the product’s breakthrough innovation?
• Unique differentiators: What makes the product unique and how does it differ from any competing products?
• Value proposition: What problem does the product solve and/or what need does this product address?
• Measurable results: What are the benefits customers can expect to experience as a result of using this product?

The full list of winners is available on the Brandon Hall website.

About Brandon Hall Group, Inc.

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About Chronus

Chronus mentoring platform humanizes the employee experience, unleashing the potential of a company’s most valuable asset—its people. Our expert support and easy-to-use platform enables mentoring programs to scale and drive impact for organizations.

With unique MatchIQ® technology, a guided experience for participants, and the most configurable platform in the industry, we work with some of the top organizations, including EY, Mercedes Benz, Uber, PNC, Lean In Energy, Society of Petroleum Engineers and more. Simplify the complexity of running a mentoring program by customizing the Chronus platform to easily launch, scale and fit your unique need. Partner with Chronus to leverage the newest innovations, mentoring formats and best practices to ensure long-term mentoring success for your employee experience and your organization as a whole.

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