When purchasing or making an investment in a company, it's important to look at all three legs of the stool: financial, marketplace and management team. If only two legs are strong, the stool will not withstand the pressure growth will place upon it. Investors do not take on faith what the management team tells them about the financials and the marketplace. Why would any investor not scrutinize the management team responsible with making the investment profitable?
Human Capital Advisors' Management Assessment program examines key metrics of the entity under consideration, including both the organizational infrastructure and the skills and abilities of the current management team. We also evaluate the personal traits of the management team -- commitment, loyalty, judgment and motivation.
From the assessment we will ascertain:
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Corporate Culture: Investors need to understand the core values and philosophies that guide the company's daily activities.
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Organizational Structure: Are the right people in the right jobs? Are there functional areas that are not being managed effectively? Does the structure allow for innovation and efficiency?
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Dynamics of Power: Who really controls what happens in the organization? How are power and politics utilized?
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Decision Making Process: We assess whether decisions are made by an individual or group, who gets involved, how information is collected, distributed, and made available to which individuals in the organization, and how long it takes for decisions to be made.
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Leadership Capability: We assess whether the core management team has the required breadth of experience to understand its market and manage the company to the next level and if the style of leadership can effectively motivate employees to work toward strategic goals.
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Human Capital Investments: Investors must know to what extent a company has in place policies, process and procedures that foster growth and development of existing employees and attracts new ones. Are their apparent risks?
Human Capital Advisors' Management Assessment includes more than the sum of the company's technical knowledge. An organization is only as strong as the skills, background and motivation the senior managers bring to their responsibilities. The team is the key factor in the organization's overall performance.
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