The management tool that lets you collaborate with every department
The Index puts the entire language of management on one screen.
- Makes meetings focused, clear, and effective
- Builds trust that plans and budgets are thorough
- Improves efficiency by using the latest best practices
- Lets you work confidently with other departments
“The Index helps me get ahead of the issues.” – Susan D., Director of Marketing
The Index keeps you in the loop
It’s frustrating to take your team one direction only to have another manager force you into another.
The Index helps you engage peers and bosses so you can make decisions together. Stay in the loop!
The Index is free. You don’t need to enter a credit card, and you can cancel any time.
“The Index helped me and other family business members have confidence we were covering all the issues and speaking the same language. The Goal Tree tool gave all of us powerful focus quickly.” – Jeff Lerdahl, President
Using The Index on your own
Run effective meetings
Good managers communicate with peers and bosses every day. Use the free 1/4-Page Meeting Planner tool to bring clear purpose, current practices, and smart questions into all your meetings. Hear executives and customers say, “That’s a great question!”
Be trusted to be thorough
No one wants their boss to review a plan or budget and say, “Didn’t you forget X?” The Index is a checklist of management practices so you don’t miss anything. Start at Level 2 with your team and work down.
Be trusted to be thorough
No one wants their boss to review a plan or budget and say, “Didn’t you forget X?” The Index is a checklist of management practices so you don’t miss anything. Start at Level 2 with your team and work down.
Have an MBA in your pocket
Serious students of management ask, “What don’t I know?” The Index helps you find your cross-functional blind spots. You can also run through the Self-Assessment in our training standard, The Milwaukee Model of Manager Development.
Using The Index with others
“After a year using The Index and Standards-Based Management to develop our successor-level managers, we’ve decided to roll it out world-wide, including a special track for the global Leadership Team.” – Nicolas Paris, CEO, Gilson, Inc.
Team benefits
Using the same language, tools, and ethical standard lets you give teammates clear direction and meaningful work. That builds inclusion and generates innovation.
Peer benefits
Everyone must connect when tackling big goals and projects. The Index and the Toolkit break down silos and build trust. As one user said, “Now I see how what I do helps you guys!”
Organization benefits
Creating a culture of collaboration lets executives delegate with confidence, freeing them from fire-fighting. Enthusiastic collaboration improves retention, margins, and morale.
What others are saying
“I learned about the Goal Tree as a director of a hospital. At Culver’s, it’s helping our team get ahead of the issues and make real progress in every discipline.” – Phil Keiser, CEO, Culver’s Franchising.”
“We fell into the trap of thinking, ‘Our people are the best.’ The Competitor Grid kept us honest and drove us to innovate ways to provide better products and services at competitive prices in a tough industry.” – Insurance company CEO
“The Management Self-Audit provided extraordinary results. After an hour’s training, our team spotted gaps and strengths and knew what to prioritize. The Index gave me and the board confidence nothing was overlooked.” – NGO Executive Director
Users like you
- Construction
- Education
- Family business
- Government
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing
- Non-profits
- Sciences
- Services
Bring the latest ideas into your meetings
What you get
Subscription to The Index is free, as are the ethics and skills standards: the Pledge of Managerial Power and the Milwaukee Model of Manager Development.
Also free are the 1/4-Page Meeting Planner and samples of all the tools in The Toolkit. The Toolkit subscription provides access to the other tools and their instructions.
