Development Center
Your employees are your most valuable asset—and the key to your company’s success. To stay ahead, businesses must identify talent and nurture it strategically. This requires a clear understanding of strengths, potential and areas for growth. That’s where the Manres Development Center makes a difference.
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About our Development Center
What is a Development Center and how does it help?
The Development Center is a structured process designed to evaluate each individual’s current capabilities and growth potential. It helps identify and develop promising talent by analyzing strengths and areas for improvement. Participants gain valuable insights through a mix of diagnostic tools, learning elements and reflection exercises. Following the one-day program, they receive personalized, growth-oriented feedback along with a detailed report exploring their strengths and development areas.
The benefits for organizations
- Findings from the assessment offer deep insights into candidates’ values, thought processes and behavioral patterns.
- The assessment also focuses on how well the candidate fits the company’s culture and aligns with its values.
- It helps identify and support growth areas for high-potential employees.
- The standardized process ensures fairness and equal opportunity.
The benefits for candidates
- A single assessment uncovers strengths and areas for improvement while providing guidance on possible development paths.
- It offers an opportunity for self-discovery and encourages self-reflection.
- The process is transparent and intuitive at every phase.
- Personalized, resource-focused feedback and a detailed final report offer valuable insights for future development.
Which dimensions does the Development Center evaluate?
During the assessment, the participant is carefully observed and evaluated along four key dimensions: objective reasoning, cultural alignment, communication and individual characteristics.
Tailored development plans
The Development Center is a high-quality tool for identifying and developing potential at all employee and leadership levels. The result is a comprehensive final report, which serves as a foundation for defining and regularly reviewing individualized development measures. This customized development plan helps employees navigate challenges and take an active role in shaping their careers. By expanding their potential, they contribute to both personal growth and business success.
The Development Center process
What does the Development Center look like in action?
1. Working in consultation with the client, we assess the employee’s potential and define possible development steps.
2. We conduct the Development Center in person over the course of one day, using a mix of diagnostic methods.
Which diagnostic methods does the Manres Development Center apply?
Diagnostic interviews
We use semi-structured interviews to assess the participant’s skills and capabilities through biographical questions, as well as their motivation, underlying motives and personality. These interviews are an ideal enrichment for simulation-based methods, because they provide additional insights into the participant’s past experiences, successes, setbacks and behavioral patterns.
Personality assessment
The assessment includes a standardized personality questionnaire which measures personality traits and underlying motives in a work context.
Simulations
We use workplace-based simulations to assess analytical and conceptual thinking, strategic reasoning, problem-solving and decision-making skills, as well as presentation abilities. Depending on the design, the simulations closely reflect real job responsibilities.
Role play
In realistic and challenging role-play scenarios, we assess leadership behavior and conflict management skills.
Performance tests
Various performance tests are used to assess numerical and verbal reasoning based on complex information (tables, charts and texts), as well as abstract logical thinking, including inductive and deductive reasoning. These tests provide a measure of overall cognitive ability.
Final report and summary of the Development Center’s findings
Immediately after the assessment, the participant receives brief feedback highlighting two to three key strengths and areas for improvement. This is followed by a detailed report outlining the findings and actionable development recommendations. The results are only shared with the employer after consulting with the participant.
Feedback
After we have prepared the final report, we schedule a feedback meeting with the candidate. This meeting can take place even if there has been no prior verbal exchange with the employer. In many cases, the employer requests that we conduct this feedback session before they provide their own feedback to the participant. The feedback session lasts approximately 90 minutes, during which time we review the assessment results and development areas in detail.
Ensuring success with the Manres Development Center
Our Development Center helps companies identify and nurture talent early, so they can actively boost employee retention and reduce turnover. It is also a vital tool for succession planning and identifying potential candidates in advance.
Our approach benefits not only organizations, but also the participants themselves. By offering employees and candidates an opportunity to take part in the assessment, organizations show their appreciation, which boosts motivation and engagement. The Development Center also delivers valuable guidance that supports participants in their long-term career planning or professional reorientation.
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