{"id":41569,"date":"2024-10-17T17:10:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T17:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/?page_id=41569"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:23:13","slug":"manager-skills-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/organizations\/manager-skills-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Manager Skills Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"  <div\n    class='\n      bb-block bb-hero-block\n      bb-hero-block--standard\n      bb-hero-block--no-image            bb-hero-block--has-background      '\n      style='color: #ffffff'\n    >\n\n                <div class=\"bb-hero-block__background-image\" style=\"\n        background-image: url('https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/manager-skills-1600x0-c-default.jpg');\n        background-size: cover;\n        background-repeat: no-repeat;\n        background-position: center center;\n      \">\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"bb-hero-block__overlay\" style=\"\n      opacity: 1;\n                  background: linear-gradient(270deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.00) 21.29%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.90) 98.81%);\n            \">\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"bb-hero-block__text\">\n         <div class=\"mt-badge mt-badge--default \">\n                    <svg width=\"37\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 37 28\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <path d=\"M35.9211 22.0483C34.3235 22.3651 32.8165 22.6637 31.4475 22.4065C31.048 22.3322 30.7393 22.1553 30.5991 21.9207C30.4881 21.7354 30.4799 21.4905 30.5745 21.1921C30.762 20.5953 31.2705 19.9922 31.6904 19.5332C31.8468 19.3624 32.0157 19.1833 32.1947 18.994C34.1814 16.8823 37.8811 12.9533 35.25 8.97289C34.0394 7.14321 31.8077 6.27467 29.6954 6.81185C27.4144 7.39225 25.9196 9.41128 25.2011 10.3807C23.9865 12.021 22.9758 13.7787 21.9999 15.4766C20.5896 17.9279 19.2596 20.2434 17.4088 22.1264C16.2065 23.351 15.5045 23.1288 15.2739 23.0567C14.6995 22.8757 14.228 22.3384 14.1786 21.8074C14.1395 21.3712 14.2816 20.8113 14.6151 20.091C15.4386 18.3148 16.7562 16.7712 18.15 15.137C18.5226 14.7007 18.8952 14.2644 19.2596 13.8219C19.484 13.5482 19.7208 13.2724 19.9596 12.9924C21.4914 11.1998 23.3977 8.96878 23.6364 6.0565C23.8753 3.13805 21.864 0.565377 18.957 0.0775962C16.8468 -0.278462 14.4545 0.592131 11.844 2.66263C4.68571 8.34104 0.185288 17.1622 0 25.7982H3.98368C4.16897 18.3477 8.09295 10.7223 14.3207 5.78277C15.9142 4.51907 17.4006 3.8543 18.2961 4.00454C19.1608 4.15067 19.7373 4.87719 19.6673 5.73132C19.5334 7.36137 18.2117 8.90909 16.9312 10.4074C16.6759 10.7059 16.4268 10.9981 16.1859 11.2904C15.838 11.7143 15.4797 12.1321 15.1215 12.552C13.6125 14.3179 12.054 16.1455 11.002 18.4177C10.3576 19.809 10.1064 21.0028 10.2135 22.1698C10.4091 24.306 11.9614 26.1893 14.0778 26.8562C14.6007 27.0208 15.1277 27.1031 15.6547 27.1031C17.2523 27.1031 18.8417 26.3559 20.254 24.9193C22.461 22.6719 23.9823 20.0251 25.4545 17.4648C26.4179 15.7895 27.3279 14.2088 28.4045 12.7516C29.0819 11.8378 29.8807 10.8767 30.6794 10.6729C31.1428 10.5556 31.6553 10.7594 31.9271 11.171C32.7526 12.4182 31.153 14.2911 29.2941 16.2649C29.1045 16.4666 28.9235 16.6601 28.7566 16.8412C28.0566 17.6027 27.1982 18.6523 26.774 19.9984C26.3356 21.3897 26.4817 22.7996 27.1837 23.9706C27.9207 25.1972 29.1746 26.0329 30.7146 26.323C32.6621 26.6873 34.55 26.3766 36.2443 26.0451V21.9865C36.1373 22.0072 36.0281 22.0277 35.9231 22.0504L35.9211 22.0483Z\" fill=white > <\/svg>\n              <div>Manager Skills Assessment<\/div><\/div>\n         <h1 style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The essential assessment for <strong>modern<\/strong> managers<\/h1>\n        \n\n<p>Unlock clear, research-backed insights into managerial strengths and areas for growth &#8211; plus suggested resources to support skill development &#8211; with the Manager Skills Assessment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div \n    class=\"bb-buttons-block bb-buttons-block--align-  \"\n>\n\t\n<a\n\thref=\"#msa-form\"\t\t\tclass=\"\n        bb-button bb-button-- \n        bb-button-- \n        bb-button--has-button-colour \n        bb-button--has-button-text-colour                \"\n\tstyle=\"\n\t\t--bb-button-colour: #FDBC00;\t\t--bb-button-text-colour: #000000;\t\"\n>Talk to our experts\n<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n \n    <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"bb-block-wrapper-1400614177\"\n  class=\"bb-block-wrapper bb-container-block-wrapper bb-block-wrapper--has-background-colour\n  bb-block-wrapper--background-constrain\n  bb-block-wrapper--full-width-contained\n bb-block-wrapper--padding-top--m-none  bb-block-wrapper--padding-top--d-sm  bb-block-wrapper--padding-bottom--m-none  bb-block-wrapper--padding-bottom--d-sm  bb-block-wrapper--margin-top--m-none  bb-block-wrapper--margin-bottom--m-none  bb-block-wrapper--margin-bottom--d-lg \"style=\"\n    color: inherit;\n    background-color: #F8F8FF;\n            background-image: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-position: center center;\n  \"\n>\n  <div class='bb-block bb-container-block'>\n    \n<div id='video'><\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"bb-block-wrapper-1308995677\"\n  class=\"bb-block-wrapper bb-text-image-block-wrapper bb-block-wrapper--padding-top--m-xs  bb-block-wrapper--padding-bottom--m-xs  bb-block-wrapper--margin-top--m-none  bb-block-wrapper--margin-bottom--m-none \"style=\"\n    color: inherit;\n    background-color: transparent;\n            background-image: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-position: center center;\n  \"\n>\n  <div class='bb-block bb-text-image-block bb-text-image-block--text-right'>\n            <div class=\"bb-text-image-block__image bb-text-image-block__image--round_corners \">\n                                      <div class=\"bb-video-block\">\n            <bb-video video-url=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1035564879?h=40e38842a4&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\">\n            <div class=\"bb-video-block__cover\" style=\"\">\n                                                  \n  <img\n      class=\"bb-image--lazy-load\"\n      alt=\"Gent Ahmetaj talking about the MSA\"\n      data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B3A9079-scaled-1600x0-c-center.jpg\"\n      data-srcset=\"\n          https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B3A9079-scaled-240x0-c-center.jpg 240w,\n          https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B3A9079-scaled-480x0-c-center.jpg 480w,          https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B3A9079-scaled-900x0-c-center.jpg 900w,          https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B3A9079-scaled-1280x0-c-center.jpg 1280w,                \"\n  >\n  <noscript>\n    <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"bb-image--noscript\"\n        alt=\"Gent Ahmetaj talking about the MSA\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B3A9079-scaled-1600x0-c-center.jpg\"\n        srcset=\"\n            https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B3A9079-scaled-240x0-c-center.jpg 240w,\n            https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B3A9079-scaled-480x0-c-center.jpg 480w,            https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B3A9079-scaled-900x0-c-center.jpg 900w,            https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3B3A9079-scaled-1280x0-c-center.jpg 1280w,                    \"\n    >\n  <\/noscript>\n\n                              \n                <button>Play<\/button>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/bb-video>\n    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bb-text-image-block__text\">\n                        <h2 >Your data-driven path to managerial <strong>success<\/strong><\/h2>\n            \n\n<p>The Manager Skills Assessment (MSA) is more than just a diagnostic tool -it\u2019s a research-backed assessment designed to help managers understand their strengths, uncover development areas, and take action with confidence. Assess 12 essential skills proven to drive team and organizational success, and gain a personalized, data-driven roadmap for leadership growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n \n\n\n<div\n  id=\"bb-block-wrapper-2015973937\"\n  class=\"bb-block-wrapper bb-text-image-block-wrapper bb-block-wrapper--padding-top--m-xs  bb-block-wrapper--padding-bottom--m-xs  bb-block-wrapper--margin-top--m-none  bb-block-wrapper--margin-bottom--m-none \"style=\"\n    color: inherit;\n    background-color: transparent;\n            background-image: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-position: center center;\n  \"\n>\n  <div class='bb-block bb-text-image-block bb-text-image-block--text-left'>\n            <div class=\"bb-text-image-block__text\">\n                        <h2 >Why choose the Manager Skills Assessment?<\/h2>\n            \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Built on research<\/strong>: Scientifically validated, evaluating 12 critical skills across 4 key areas (<em>emotional intelligence, setting expectations, developing people and motivating people<\/em>) proven to drive leadership success.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>More than just insights<\/strong>: Unlike standard self-assessments, MSA provides clear, practical action steps to improve.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Objective &amp; data-driven<\/strong>: No peer reviews, no bias &#8211; just clear, measurable insights you can trust.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For individuals &amp; organizations<\/strong>: Whether you\u2019re an aspiring leader or an L&amp;D team supporting managers, MSA provides a roadmap for long-term growth&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div \n    class=\"bb-buttons-block bb-buttons-block--align-  \"\n>\n\t\n<a\n\thref=\"#msa-form\"\t\t\tclass=\"\n        bb-button bb-button-- \n        bb-button-- \n         \n                        \"\n\tstyle=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n>For Organizations\n<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bb-text-image-block__image bb-text-image-block__image--round_corners hide-sm\">\n                                                                          \n  <img\n      class=\"bb-image--lazy-load\"\n      alt=\"\"\n      data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/manager-skills2-1600x2128-c-center.jpg\"\n      data-srcset=\"\n          https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/manager-skills2-240x180.45112782-c-center.jpg 240w,\n          https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/manager-skills2-480x360.902255639-c-center.jpg 480w,          https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/manager-skills2-900x676.691729323-c-center.jpg 900w,          https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/manager-skills2-1280x902.255639098-c-center.jpg 1280w,                \"\n  >\n  <noscript>\n    <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"bb-image--noscript\"\n        alt=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/manager-skills2-1600x2128-c-center.jpg\"\n        srcset=\"\n            https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/manager-skills2-240x180.45112782-c-center.jpg 240w,\n            https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/manager-skills2-480x360.902255639-c-center.jpg 480w,            https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/manager-skills2-900x676.691729323-c-center.jpg 900w,            https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/manager-skills2-1280x902.255639098-c-center.jpg 1280w,                    \"\n    >\n  <\/noscript>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n \n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n\n<div\n  id=\"bb-block-wrapper-1258977204\"\n  class=\"bb-block-wrapper bb-container-block-wrapper bb-block-wrapper--padding-top--d-md \"style=\"\n    color: inherit;\n    background-color: transparent;\n            background-image: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-position: center center;\n  \"\n>\n  <div class='bb-block bb-container-block'>\n    \n\n<div\n  id=\"bb-block-wrapper-613323370\"\n  class=\"bb-block-wrapper bb-columns-block-wrapper\"style=\"\n    color: inherit;\n    background-color: transparent;\n            background-image: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-position: center center;\n  \"\n>\n    <style>\n                  @media only screen and (min-width: 992px) {\n        #bb-columns-block-52476757 {\n          flex-direction: row;\n        }\n      }\n              <\/style>\n  <div id=\"bb-columns-block-52476757\" class=\"bb-columns-block\">\n    \n<style>\n  #bb-column-block-81994723 {\n    flex: 1 1 100%;\n      }\n  @media only screen and (min-width: 576px) {\n    #bb-column-block-81994723 {\n      flex: 1 1 100%;\n              display: flex;\n          }\n  }\n  @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n    #bb-column-block-81994723 {\n      flex: 1 1 100%;\n              display: flex;\n          }\n  }\n  @media only screen and (min-width: 992px) {\n    #bb-column-block-81994723 {\n      flex: 1 1 50%;\n              display: flex;\n          }\n  }\n  @media only screen and (min-width: 1200px) {\n    #bb-column-block-81994723 {\n      flex: 1 1 50%;\n              display: flex;\n          }\n  }\n  @media only screen and (min-width: 1400px) {\n    #bb-column-block-81994723 {\n      flex: 1 1 50%;\n              display: flex;\n          }\n  }\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"bb-column-block-81994723\" class=\"bb-column-block bb-column-block--h-align- bb-column-block--v-align-\">\n\t\n\n<div\n  id=\"bb-block-wrapper-334103472\"\n  class=\"bb-block-wrapper bb-heading-block-wrapper\"style=\"\n    color: inherit;\n    background-color: transparent;\n            background-image: none;\n        background-size: cover;\n    background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-position: center center;\n  \"\n>\n  <div class='bb-block bb-heading-block bb-heading-block--align-left'>\n\n        <h2 >Features &amp; benefits<\/h2>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n<bb-faqs id=bb-faqs-block-92662549\" class=\"bb-faqs-block\">\n\t\n<style>\n    #bb-faq-665259939 {\n                            }\n<\/style>\n<bb-faq id=\"bb-faq-665259939\" class=\"bb-faq\">\n    <h3 class=\"bb-faq__question\">\n        <span class=\"bb-faq__question__text\">Accurate science-backed insights<\/span> <span class=\"bb-faq__indicator\"><\/span>\n    <\/h3>\n    <div class=\"bb-faq__answer\">\n        \n\n<p>Get a detailed evaluation of 12 essential management skills based on research, not guesswork.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/bb-faq>\n\n\n<style>\n    #bb-faq-39137877 {\n                            }\n<\/style>\n<bb-faq id=\"bb-faq-39137877\" class=\"bb-faq\">\n    <h3 class=\"bb-faq__question\">\n        <span class=\"bb-faq__question__text\">Personalized reports for actionable growth<\/span> <span class=\"bb-faq__indicator\"><\/span>\n    <\/h3>\n    <div class=\"bb-faq__answer\">\n        \n\n<p>Receive granular, downloadable insights &#8211; 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