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Minneapolis, San Francisco, October 15, 2007 – Executive Leadership Solutions™ firm Nosal Partners LLC and MDA Leadership Consulting announced today a strategic alliance to provide a full suite of services to attract, retain and develop high performing leaders. Headquartered in San Francisco, Nosal Partners delivers retained executive search, executive leadership development and interim executive solutions. Based in Minneapolis, MDA Leadership Consulting provides executive integration coaching and broad range of leadership consulting services designed to promote sustainable business results through better leadership.
Under the agreement, the two firms will deliver executive leadership consulting services throughout North America as part of Nosal Partners' Executive Leadership Solutions offering. Their suite of joint services will focus initially on support for leadership development and organizational alignment, as well as Executive Integration Coaching built into qualifying Nosal Partners executive search assignments, and CEO Selection and C-Level Succession Planning.
"Our firms' strategic vision, complementary areas of expertise and philosophies around client management are in perfect alignment," said Sandra Davis, CEO and founder of MDA Leadership Consulting. "We sought a retained search partner who could help round out our services in attracting high performing talent."
"With Nosal Partners we're getting that plus so much more, said Paul Batz, president of MDA Leadership Consulting. "Their business model integrates retained executive search with executive development services, which is unique in the marketplace and demonstrates a strategic understanding of the executive leadership issues faced by organizations today."
"We are delighted to partner with an executive leadership development firm renowned for its high-touch delivery to help us service the requirements of our growing clientele on the broad spectrum of leadership challenges facing organizations today," said David Nosal, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Nosal Partners. "MDA shares our philosophy that superior leadership is a competitive advantage, and while that may start with getting the right person in the right job, organizations need support on a broad range of executive leadership issues. Together Nosal Partners and MDA Leadership Consulting are committed to delivering flexible, customized leadership solutions tailored to our clients' needs."
About MDA Leadership Consulting
Founded in 1981 by Sandra Davis, Ph.D., L.P., MDA Leadership Consulting helps organizations create outstanding, sustainable results through better leadership. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, MDA Leadership Consulting provides succession and talent planning, CEO selection, talent assessment, competency development, individual development planning, executive coaching, customized leadership development programs, executive team development, organizational alignment and change management consulting, and M & A talent integration. For more information, visit www.mdaleadership.com.
About Nosal Partners
Nosal Partners LLC is the first and only Executive Leadership Solutions firm. Headquartered in San Francisco and with capabilities around the globe, the company delivers flexible, customized executive search, executive leadership development, and interim executive leadership solutions to a worldwide clientele. For more information, please visit www.nosalpartners.com.