We’re energized by the responsibility of keeping communities powered, connected, and safe—where reliability, regulatory discipline, and operational excellence must coexist with constant change. Beneath the grid’s steady hum are rising challenges: an aging workforce, increasing complexity, and the pressure to lead through transformation while never missing a beat. Success depends on leaders who can balance risk, resilience, and results—today and into the future.
How we serve energy and utility companies
MDA has a strong track record of helping energy and utilities companies build the leadership capability necessary to drive business growth. We can partner with you to:
Your trusted leadership partner
“We’ve recognized leadership development is vitally important not only for business performance, but also from an employee value proposition and retention perspective. It shows we invest in our people and it differentiates us from other companies.”
—Paul Knutson, Chief Human Resources Officer, Otter Tail Corporation
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Pursuing steady growth through powerful leadership development
Otter Tail Corporation and MDA Leadership have partnered for over a decade to create award-winning leadership development solutions that bring together participants from across Otter Tail’s diverse companies and build their talent pipeline for enduring success.

Otter Tail creates a more inclusive, respectful, and effective culture
Otter Tail and MDA teamed up to create The Inclusive Leader / Respectful Workplace Series to provide education and training on respectful workplaces and what it means to be and act inclusive across the enterprise. With one path for people managers and another path for employees, the program consists of four key topics that were delivered to the entire organization.
