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“
I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to be part of Leadership

Academy. Not only did I learn from each session, but it allowed me to

form bonds with fellow Rosendin leaders across the country. Because of
the relationships we created, I reach out to other leaders for help and

to share experiences. Leadership Academy changed the way I approach
my relationships and responsibilities. “

- Jenica Bixler, LEED GA
Division Manager
2020 Leadership Academy Graduate

EMERGING LEADERS LEADERSHIP

DEVELOPING NEW PIPELINE PROGRAM ACADEMY

Rosendin’s Emerging Leaders Program kicked off in
Tomorrow’s January 2021. This program was developed as a result NEW CLASS KICKS OFF IN 2021
of switching the Leadership Academy to an application
process where over 100 applications were received.
With the world still on pause from COVID-19, Rosendin’s
Because of the high demand, an opportunity was created
leadership team made the decision to move forward with
LEADERS for the Training Team to develop a program that could the 2021 Leadership Academy, but start out in a virtual
serve as a pipeline for future Leadership Academy
environment.
participants.
“Virtual training comes with its own unique set of
challenges,” said Stephanie Roldan, Director of Lean
An Emerging Leader is someone who is willing to become
visible to peers and high-level leaders as choosing to
know each other, so participants are broken up into
develop and expand their leadership capacity,” said Keith Culture. “In larger groups it is harder to see and get to
Douglas, COO. ”Emerging Leaders build relationships two (2) groups of 15. In the past where we have relied
both inside and outside the company and develop the on cocktail receptions and mixers to get people talking
skills to capitalize on opportunities. They support project and connecting, we are now getting creative with virtual
teams, serve on committees, participate in organizational activities to accomplish this.”
initiatives and contribute to the growth of their
“ teammates and the company.” Prior to 2021, Leadership Academy would be conducted
It has been great thus far to connect with other
over two to three in-person workshops in various parts of
The Training Team unveiled a program that includes
the country. To do this virtually, the training team is now
folks across the Rosendin family. Often, we don’t
dividing that content and delivering it in one to two hour
a self-assessment section to allow participants to rate
have the opportunity to communicate with co- themselves on their leadership skills; a guided competency chunks over a couple of weeks.
matrix that includes links to LinkedIn Learning content
workers that aren’t directly connected to our that is accessible at any time, a Study Action Team to As part of the program, all participants receive 360 degree
discuss the book Dare to Lead by Brene Brown, and a feedback from supervisors, peers, direct reports and
workflows. I especially like the knowledge that I am series of instructor-led virtual courses covering a wide customers. Once the feedback is received, participants
range of leadership topics. work with an outside consultant to pick two focus areas
gaining and the confidence that the next upcoming for improvement. At the end of Leadership Academy, the
“We divided the 56 participants into three cohort groups” participants are re-assessed to see where and how they
leaders for our company will have a cohesive vision explains Lisa Vere, Vice President of Quality and Training. improved in their focus areas. On average, past Leadership
for where we go (or grow) next. “ “Cohorts were set up in the Microsoft Teams platform to Academy participants have see an 82% improvement in
track team progress, push learning content and quizzes, their identified focus areas.
- John Reece inform them of upcoming instructor-led training, and
Project Executive open discussion platforms for the content presented in
the program. Each cohort can communicate with others in
2021 Emerging Leaders Participant their group and share ideas about what they are learning.”

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