NextSteps Research can help your organization make insightful judgments about management teams based on years of research, not just resumes or instincts.
Our assessment also determines which of four major management styles a candidate embodies. The four styles are represented on the adjoining graph with a description of how each style is most likely to function. Excellent teams are a blend of styles with people in each of the management quadrants. Problems occur when too many executives have the same styleor fall into incompatible quadrants. For example, a “group-think” environment is more likely to occur when too many executives have the same management style. Miscommunication is likely, particularly in times of crisis among teammates with diagonally opposed management styles.
The Management Assessment report provides a description of the main characteristics of each individuals’ style and explains how this style will help them to communicate with their team members. In some cases, we recommend certain styles more strongly based on the type of venture or project being undertaken by the team. For example, a team involved with a highly people- or service-oriented venture would benefit from having several individuals with diplomatic and logistical styles.
