What We Do

Leadership Development

Build More Leaders Who Can Meet Any Challenge

How are you dealing with the leadership gaps in your organization? The tidal wave is coming: only 17 million Gen Xers are growing up behind 78 million Boomers. That means one of the biggest challenges for sustaining your business is developing and retaining emerging leaders with the potential to meet the demands of growth and change inevitable in successful enterprises. MDA helps by designing the right development strategies and systems to expand and strengthen your pool of versatile leaders in the context of your unique business. We help you focus on this simple pattern: awaken, align, accelerate. 

Awaken more individuals to growth opportunities and build awareness of their strengths and weaknesses. 
Align their skills and experiences with the priorities and needs of the business. 
Accelerate their ability to take on new responsibilities and deliver superior results.

What We Believe About Leadership Development

Leadership is the most critical factor in determining an organization's success. Companies that survive and prosper do so because of strong leaders. But leadership effectiveness develops over time; it's a continuous process of learning, development, and feedback. Implementing leadership development programs designed for specific levels of talent can build the capacity of your leadership pipeline and address your leadership gaps.

To help you achieve this goal, MDA's compelling 13 Roles of the High Performance Leader® framework and expertise in assessments, coaching, and high-impact skill development programs will enable you to:

  • Shorten the cycle time in identifying and developing high performance, high potential individuals. 
  • Increase breadth and depth of talent pool to ensure a robust internal pipeline.
  • Engage senior executives in the ongoing development of emerging leaders.
  • Build leadership versatility to effectively compete in today’s dynamic, global business marketplace.

Download the Building Leaders At All Levels, Leadership Development Solutions brochure

Head of Surgery Enhances Leadership

It was a Neurosurgery Department problem not even the most skilled of surgeons could solve. Despite its stellar surgical reputation, staff morale was low and sinking in the University of Minnesota Neurosurgery Department. Dr. Steven Haines, Chief of Neurosurgery, knew he needed help with his leadership, and fast. He turned to MDA Leadership Consulting for leadership development assistance. Over the next year and a half, MDA helped Dr. Haines significantly enhance his leadership skills. Today patient and staff satisfaction have never been better, and business is booming.