CSOForum_July2017

AWARD PROCESS | NEXTCSO SPECIAL
Management Style
The Management Style Inventory test assesses a person’s
preferred style of leadership and management on seven
dichotomous dimensions. Attributes like Innovation, Global
Vision, Conceptual and Reflective Thinking, Affiliation,
Intervention and People- Orientation are measured on
a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 indicating a low level and 10
indicating a high level. The test has 49 questions in forced
choice format, and the outcome
is a graphical presentation of the
inherent leadership qualities and
management style.
It is here that NEXTCSO winners
exhibited marked difference
when compared with the nonwinners.
Their scores were
significantly higher in Innovation,
People Orientation, Intervention
and Affiliation—all leadership
skills. There were not too much
difference in scores of winners and
non-winners when it comes to
Reflective, Conceptual and Global
Vision. The scores of both winners
and non-winners were quite low in
Global Vision.
Management Profiles
The Management Style test also provides an indication
of how closely a candidate’s profile conforms to a seven
salient management roles viz. Chief Executive, Strategist,
Entrepreneur, Motivator, Project Manager, Executive Manager
and Expert. The proximity to each role is measured on a scale
of 0 to 100%.
The management profiles exhibited most frequently by the
NEXTCSO award winner group are that of Strategist, Project
Manager, Motivator and Entrepreneur. While as Executive
Managers and Experts, non-winners scored better than
winners, the winners led the non-winners when it comes to
displaying the qualities of an Entrepreneur
Personality Profiles
Management Profile
7.0
Global Vision
80%
Chief Executive
6.0
5.0
60%
Innovation
4.0
3.0
Conceptual
Strategist
40%
Entrepreneur
2.0
20%
1.0
0.0
0%
People
Orientation
Reflective
Project
Manager
Executive
Manager
Intervention
Affiliation
Motivator
Expert
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