Information Center

Management
Development
Approaches

For more Information in this area, click on the links below to go to each section:

1. Training Programs

2. Performance Appraisals

3. Organizational Surveys

4. The MFS Approach

The MFS Approach

Empowering
The Team

The next wave of productivity improvements and competitiveness must come from increased effectiveness of managers at all levels. This emerging recognition is shared by some of the most astute observers of the management scene: Bennis, Drucker, Naisbett, Ouchi, Peters, Waterman, Toffler, Schein, et. al. Sixteen years ago, The Wall Street Journal reported on a study by Clinton Longnecker of the University of Toledo and Dennis Gioia of Penn State in which they observed:

“The higher you move up in the corporate ladder, the less you are likely to receive feedback on your performance.”

“The battlefield is littered with executives whose lives have been hurt by the lack of good feedback.”

With more direct feedback and relevant, accurate information about the true needs of the work group, a manager can better focus on issues that really improve performance, growth and productivity of their organizations.

The Management Feedback System™ supplies managers with the valuable information they need to increase:

the effectiveness of their work group; and,
their own personal development and growth.

The most useful source of this information is the very people who work closely under that manager on a daily basis. The Management Feedback System™ process provides managers with a structured, anonymous process for gathering sensitive information, critical to their success and the success of the organization, in a positive, constructive, manner.

The Management Feedback System™ process supports the development of people by creating essential feedback loops in the organization. The process is not a panacea, nor a solution to all organizational issues. Nonetheless, it is a powerful tool that’s congruent with the values of open communication, information sharing, and empowerment of both managers and employees.