Training & Professional Development
Helping You Become Your Best to Achieve Success
You only get one life - and you should make the most of it. Work is a major part of life and you work hard to be successful. We offer hands-on outcomes-based solutions to help you get there.
"Every journey begins with that first step. The key is to make sure you step in the right direction...then keep on stepping!
Time to Step Up
What's holding you back?
There's only one thing that is stopping you from becoming your best...it's YOU.
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We offer solutions to get you there faster!
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Let's work together to help you take the first steps toward turning intention into action - and action into outcomes to optimize your success.
Management Coaching Series
OTD has teamed up with Washington State University's Cougar Tracks to offer a hands-on learning experience for managers. It's great for frontline managers whether you're new, developing, or experienced.
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We cover the role of the manager, key skills needed for success, and the tools to help you get results. We follow the LEAD Forward model to engage managers faster to see results immediately.
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Check out the program and register at the WSU site. Click the button to take you there.
Management Institute
The Management Institute helps new, first-line, and emerging managers build the essential skills to lead people and results effectively. Participants gain practical capability in communication, coaching, accountability, performance management, and team leadership.
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Take your management to the next level with the Management Institute and gain the practical tools, skills, and confidence you need to lead successfully.
WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?
Dr. Wade Larson
President, OTD
Leadership Training Facilitator
I've spent a lifetime exploring that question.
It seems so elusive and philosophical that some consider it impractical, illogical, and even impossible. Can leadership really make a difference?
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As a lifelong learner, I've sought the answer...read the books, developed lectures, attended conferences, listened to speakers, and even earned a doctorate in leadership. What did I learn?
We as a human race are just now recognizing the true impact of leadership.
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We have a long way to go to understand leadership.
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Leadership is connected to power, service, influence, results, love, success, and so much more. Can it be any of these? All of these?
​The TRUE definition of leadership comes from WITHIN.
You must define leadership for yourself. This is part of your journey.
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What do YOU want? Why do YOU want it?
Answer these questions first...then we can work together to build the strategy that guides us through the "how" to achieve them.