SEATTLE — Business Development Resources (BDR), a training and business coaching authority for home services industry professionals, announces the return of its Leadership Excellence Academy, a training and development program for business owners, leaders, and managers.
BDR’s Leadership Excellence Academy enhances key leadership competencies for success in the HVAC, plumbing, and electrical industries, a press release from BDR said. The program is structured into sessions to cover a wide range of topics, such as communication, coaching, team building, and performance management.
“At BDR, we believe that a company’s long-term, sustainable success begins and ends with leadership,” said Matt MacArthur, BDR’s senior vice president of training. “We’re committed to empowering contractors and business owners with the skills to successfully lead their company forward, and Leadership Excellence Academy gives them the ongoing tools and resources to do this.”
Leadership Excellence Academy: Foundations consists of six four-hour training workshops targeting essential elements of leadership. The topics are:
• Determine Your Leadership Level (October 8, 2024).
• Determine Your Leadership Style and Capacity (December 17, 2024).
• How to Become an Influencer (February 11, 2025).
• How to Go From Communicating to Connecting (March 11, 2025).
• Empowering Your Team to Success (April 8, 2025).
• Leading People: Managing the Process (May 13, 2025).
In addition to the six live virtual workshops, the Leadership Excellence Academy includes podcasts to help participants prepare for each session topic, along with self-paced online courses to continue their development between sessions.
With the Leadership Excellence Academy, attendees can expect to learn how to communicate effectively with their teams, develop coaching skills to help employees grow and excel, build cohesive and productive teams, and effectively manage performance to ensure the business's success, BDR said.
Learn more here about the Leadership Excellence Academy.
