The Management Skills Assessment Instrument (MSAI)™
The definitive instrument to measure managerial leadership skills and competencies for the past three decades.
Overview
The Management Skills Assessment Instrument (MSAI)™ measures the skills and competencies of managers to facilitate culture change as well as to foster improvement in managerial leadership.
The MSAI™ is a 60-question assessment that reveals the current skill level of leaders in an organization. It does this by measuring 36 specific skills in 12 categories that correspond to the four quadrants in the Competing Values Framework (CVF)™, named as one of the Top 40 Frameworks in the history of business:
COLLABORATE
- Managing teams
- Managing interpersonal relationships
- Managing the development of others
CONTROL
- Managing acculturation
- Managing the control system
- Managing coordination
CREATE
- Managing innovation
- Managing the future
- Managing continuous improvement
COMPETE
- Managing competitiveness
- Energizing employees
- Managing customer service
How do I take the MSAI™?
The MSAI™ is administered via our online survey platform for a fee. Email our MSAI product director at [email protected] to get started! The typical MSAI requires each respondent to rate themselves using the assessment, and have the respondent’s peers, subordinates and/or superiors rate the respondent using the assessment as well.
How do I interpret the MSAI™ results?
MSAI™ results show how you rated your own managerial competencies, and how your peers rated your competencies. In evaluating your results chart, ask yourself the following questions below. The greatest disparities are the areas of greatest focus for your leadership development efforts:
- Where are my competencies highest and lowest?
- Where are the greatest scoring disparities between me and my peers?
- How do my competencies compare to my organizational culture, as measured via the OCAI™? Are my competencies strong where my culture is strong?
How do I improve my competencies?
The Cameron Institute has an Individual Leadership Development process that will be delivered as part of your MSAI™ results.
The Cameron Institute also provides consulting services to assist you or your organization with analyzing MSAI™ results, how your results compare with your organizational culture and/or subcultures, recommending steps you and your organization can take to enhance deficient competencies, and helping to execute on those recommendations. Email [email protected] to discuss these services!
Cameron, K., and & M. Tschirhart, M.. (1988). Managerial competencies and organizational effectiveness. Working paper, School of Business Administration, University of Michigan.
Our research has shown that any organizational culture change initiative must always take into account leadership, and how well the competencies of your leaders align with the direction you want your culture to go. The MSAI™ combined with the OCAI™ help you to assess this. To find out the culture of your organization, email us [email protected]. Learn more about the OCAI™ here.
The MSAI™ is not only part of the essential toolkit for Culture Change, it is also used as a 360-degree feedback tool as a critical part of leadership development in any organization. The MSAI™ can uncover the gaps in leadership competencies that may be stunting the growth of your organization and preventing the team under your leadership from flourishing and maximizing their talents and abilities. Email [email protected] today to initiate The MSAI™ for your leadership team.
Scenario
Desired Result
Your organization has completed The Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI)™, you have identified your organization’s current culture and preferred culture, and you want to proceed to the next steps of the culture change process by assessing how well your organization’s leadership competencies are aligned with the preferred culture.
Next Step
Connect with Cameron Institute to administer The Management Skills Assessment Instrument (MSAI)™ to your leadership team by emailing [email protected] or clicking on the button below and sending a message to Cameron Institute through our contact form.
Scenario
Desired Result
Your organization would like to conduct a 360-degree feedback assessment of your leadership as part of your leadership development efforts.
Next Step
Connect with Cameron Institute to administer The Management Skills Assessment Instrument (MSAI)™ to your leadership team by emailing [email protected] or clicking on the button below and sending a message to Cameron Institute through our contact form.
