Effective ManagersTM Announces Partnership Agreements in Western Canada

Kelwin Management Consulting and TK3 Consulting to provide Effective Managers^TM Manager Assessment and Effective Point of Accountability® services in Western Canada

Winnipeg, Canada.Dwight Mihalicz, President of Effective Managers^TM announced today the signing of an agreement between Effective Managers^TM and two Winnipeg-based Partner Firms: Kelwin Management Consulting, and TK3 Consulting.

Kelwin and TK3 are customer-driven, management consulting firms dedicated to business and organizational success locally, nationally, globally. Both firms are committed to practising in a professional, ethical, and accountable manner. They are governed by the Code of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada).

Kelwin has been in practice for over 20 years. Comments from clients and colleagues can be found on their website: www.kelwin.ca.

“I am delighted to welcome Randy Baldwin and Brian Kelly, the two principals of Kelwin, and Tim Kist, Managing Director of TK3 Consulting to the family of consulting firms that are using the Effective Managers^TM methodology to help their clients improve organizational performance”, said Dwight Mihalicz. “Randy, Brian and Tim’s depth of consulting experience and work with senior business leaders and boards of directors means that they have an extensive network of contacts through which they can leverage services in Western Canada.”

The partnership will be launched on March 16, 2016 at an executive briefing in Winnipeg to introduce the Effective Managers^TM tools for improving business performance to several senior executives of Manitoba-based organizations.

Randy, who will together with Tim be opening the launch of the partnership at the executive briefing, commented on the partnership: “After having known Dwight for several years, we are pleased to have developed a collaborative business relationship with Effective Managers^TM. We’ve been very impressed with the thoroughness of Dwight’s research in developing the Effective Managers^TM approach to organizational performance.”

The Effective Manager™^™ Assessment uses a proprietary survey methodology to engage managers specifically to assess their overall effectiveness, and the key factors that impede or support them in their work. The benchmark shows that managers are, in fact, working at only 55% effectiveness. The results can provide insights to CEOs and Heads of HR on how to align their managerial work force so that strategy execution can be enhanced. Results also offer insight prior to a major change or transformation initiative in an organization.

Tim, who will be co-hosting the launch of the partnership at the executive briefing, commented on the partnership: “Although I have only known Dwight for a short time, I am impressed with the depth of knowledge he has around accountability and manager effectiveness.  Linking with a respected institution like the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Business ensures credibility and a structured process has been maintained to assess managerial effectiveness.  In addition, The Effective Manager process can also assist in developing the plan to improve the performance of managers in an organization.”

The Effective Managers^TM Assessment is a 94-question confidential survey has been developed to gather data directly from managers, who can log on to a secure web site to provide their direct input on these measures. Traditional employee surveys require all employers to participate. With this survey, a CEO can get the results with an investment of 20 – 30 minutes of each manager’s time.

CEOs will receive a report that details the findings in their organization, grouped together with benchmark results. Each measure is described in detail to ensure an understanding of what the results mean. The report concludes with the high level findings, customized for their organization, together with the areas of greatest strengths and greatest opportunities. If a CEO can understand the relationships between these measures and effectiveness in their organizations, action can be taken that will improve effectiveness.

More information on the survey approach, the researchers, and the findings can be found here.