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Program Benefits
The HRI Leadership Academy helps participants become better prepared to make a greater impact in their company, their community, and the industry.
For Individuals
Participants will grow personally and professionally, through:
- leadership and business skills training
- engagement with a green industry network
- completion of a LEAD Project
For Businesses
Companies gain more effective senior leaders who can:
- lead teams and culture
- represent the business
- collaborate beyond organizational boundaries
For the Industry
The industry develops leaders with broad perspectives who:
- understand the full value chain
- collaborate across segments
- contribute to its long-term strength and sustainability
“The HRI Leadership Academy was probably the most intense but most beneficial leadership experience — and educational experience — I’ve had in my entire life.”
Amanda Staehely
Columbia Nursery, OR
Develop Ready Leaders
Participants Will
Strengthen
their ability to lead people and culture at an enterprise level
Build
greater skill in strategy, competitive positioning, and senior-level decision-making
Refine
negotiation and executive communication skills
Improve
financial fluency and the ability to interpret economic and industry signals
Learn
to convert a vision into action through effective and appropriate planning, communication, and motivation
Increase
their capacity to influence stakeholders and navigate the external environment
Develop
a clearer view of the value chain and how to collaborate across it
Establish
a trusted, cross-segment, national peer network of leaders who carry similar responsibility
Jon Reelhorn
Belmont Nursery, CA