MANSSA 360 (Management Skills and Styles Assessment)

Purpose: MANSSA 360 offers managers an opportunity to rate their own performance and compare it to feedback from employees and direct reports. This can be a humbling experience, but it provides leaders with an opportunity to gain insight into whether their current managerial approach is helping or hindering employees from reaching their full potential.

Vitals

No. of questions: 31
Question type: Self-assessment and rating scale
Estimated completion time: 10-20 minutes per rater
Shorter versions of assessment available: N/A
Recommended age level: 18+
Qualification Level: Class A
Compliance: APA standards
Group Comparisons: Available

Features
This 360 feedback system consists of a self-assessment for the target and a rating survey for those who are offering their feedback (e.g. managers, direct reports, customers, and colleagues). A team report can be generated for a group of targets to assess the performance of the group as a whole.

Individual report Includes:
● Introduction
● Graphs
● Detailed narrative interpretation
● Rater comments (optional)
● Advice
● Suggestions for learning materials

Team comparison report Includes:
● Introduction
● Graphs
● Detailed narrative interpretation
● Rater comments (optional)
● Exercises to improve management skills
● Suggestions for learning materials

Factors and Scales:
MANSSA 360 provides an overall performance rating, in addition to ratings for 6 overarching factors, broken down into 30 competencies:
● Soft Skills: Includes Soft Skills, Communication Skills, Self-Monitoring, and Sensitivity to Social Cues.
● Dealing with Employees: Includes Coaching, Giving Feedback, Comfort with Authority, Flexibility, Rewarding Performance, Motivating, Collaboration, and Perfectionism (other oriented).
● Dealing with Stress: Includes Coping Skills, Optimism, Locus of Control, Perfectionism (self-oriented), and Self-Confidence.
● Management Skills: Includes Delegating, Goal Setting, Vision, and Communicating Vision.
● Management Attributes: Includes Drive, Integrity, Risk-Taking, Creativity, Decision-Making, and Problem-Solving.
● Organization: Includes Organization Skills, Time Management, and Concentration Skills.