Strategic Skill Assessment
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If my people are trained, how will I see positive results?
If you’ve ever asked this question, we have the answer.
The Science of Strategy Institute offers a number of surveys and instruments
(the way we say “tests” without scaring people) for determining what
front-line strategic skills people need and what their current level of
abilities is. These tools
- focus on the decisions that your people must make every day,
- identity which people in your organization need strategic training,
- quantify how well they apply basic strategic skills to their decisions,
- reveal where the gaps in their skills are and how to best address them,
- provide solid information for making good decisions about training,
and
- point to specific types of training solutions provided by the
Institute.
And, since our tools are available on-line, these assessments are easy to administer
and deliver fast results!
Here is a brief look at the Institute’s assessment approach:
| |
External Responsibility Assessment |
Strategic Skills
Assessment |
Audience
|
All employees |
Employees with external responsibilities |
Focus
|
Individual job responsibilities |
Individual strategic skill sets |
Purpose
|
Determines how much of an employee’s role requires making front-line
strategic decisions |
Evaluates the employee’s level of skill in analyzing and advancing
strategic positions |
Benefits
|
Gives immediate feedback about the external responsibilities of each employee
Identifies which employees make the biggest impact on the organization’s
strategic
position in the market |
Gives immediate feedback about the strategic skill level of each employee
Identifies weaknesses regarding specific areas of analysis and
response |
Features
|
Quantifies the percentage of organization time devoted to internal
production versus external competition Identifies how often employees in
competitive situations rely on procedure rather than identifying problems and
opportunities
Finds roles that impact the organization’s external competitive position that are isolated
from the feedback of competitive pressure
Includes a guide for improving external competitive response
|
Determines the effectiveness of each employee in five areas of strategic
analysis Diagnoses how much emotional stress is being caused by the lack
of strategic skills
Provides feedback on productive and counterproductive decision-making
skills
Pinpoints specific areas of weakness in addressing external
challenges
Includes a guide for improvement planning |
