Profile: eTeam
Service: All in one development agency building custom software solutions for clients and partners
Founded: 2006
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine with remote outputs
Size: 50 employees
Sergii Shanin is eTeam’s CEO and co-founder, with over ten years of experience in the tech industry. eTeam focuses on building custom software for clients and partners. With a team of over 50 and growing, we caught up with Sergii about how he envisions Hirebook contributing to the team.
Since its inception, eTeam has always been on the cutting edge of technology. They pride themselves on efficiency and results - so it’s only natural that they’d reach a point where they analyze their performance systems and look for a way to increase productivity.
Enter Hirebook. eTeam rolled out the software to the company to achieve a few key objectives:
eTeam has historically used spreadsheets to manage performance conversations between employees and managers. As the company became more intricate, they decided to bring in a human resources specialist to assist them with people-related situations. To empower this new leader, Sergii felt that it was critical to have standardized information in order to manage a higher number of employees.
Additionally, eTeam was experiencing difficulties coordinating conversations between employees and managers. As a technology company, they have a more flexible approach to scheduling in order to accommodate working practices. While this is beneficial to employee productivity, it’s not easy to make regular feedback happen.
As the workplace moves from the office into employee homes, eTeam joins other companies in strategizing on how to maintain engagement and strong communication channels. With all of these items in mind, eTeam rolled out Hirebook software as a way to organize information and empower their employees to help them closer to achieving business goals.
When implementing any new software, eTeam has a set process:
By using this formula, they can be confident that they are implementing software that works well for key stakeholders in the company. Sergii is confident that Hirebook passes the test and provides the necessary structure to solve their pain points.
Even when you thoroughly vet new software, you need to lay down a proper foundation to gain employee buy-in and engagement. Along with his leadership team, Sergii developed a process for gradually rolling out Hirebook to improve existing processes.
eTeam uses Hirebook’s check-in and one-on-one functionality to promote engagement among employees while encouraging managers to have more frequent conversations and create development plans. They continue to use Hirebook’s OKR features to track projects and ensure they are meeting team goals according to set deadlines.
The new HR leader will play a key role in analyzing and disseminating this information with team leaders.
Sergii says,
Employee productivity and engagement are directly tied to strong communication lines between managers and employees, and now eTeam and Hirebook are partnering to bring those benefits to the organization at large.
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