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Online Trading Academy Wins the 2019 Dale Carnegie International Leadership Award

Online Trading Academy Wins the 2019 Dale Carnegie International Leadership Award

Online Trading Academy Wins the 2019 Dale Carnegie International Leadership AwardDale Carnegie Training, one of the world’s leading human resources and management consulting organizations, presents its prestigious Leadership Award to Online Trading Academy, a leading provider of financial education, offering courses in 48 locations and also worldwide through Web-based courses.

The Dale Carnegie International Leadership Award

Dale Carnegie Training established an international Leadership Award in 1977. Companies considered for this award place special emphasis on developing their human resources. Specifically, the organizations that develop their employee base to create the future leaders of their company. 

Companies selected to receive this award are proven industry leaders and have reputations for operational excellence and innovation. In both the value they provide to their customers and community. These companies consistently develop their workforce to meet future business needs. Thus, being major contributors to the development of not only their business environment but also society as a whole. Among the awarded companies and people, we find Daimler–Chrysler Corporation and its president Mr. Lee Iacocca, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, and its CEO Mr. Jan Carlson.

2019 Leadership Award Winner – Online Trading Academy 

Online Trading Academy President, Mike Richardson, knew about the benefits of Dale Carnegie Training from over 25 years ago. The lessons Mike learned from the Dale Carnegie courses shaped his successful career at the time. This is how Mike knew to enlist Dale Carnegie to help continue to build on the company culture. At the beginning of 2019, he enrolled 80 OTA leaders to all take customized leadership programs with Dale Carnegie of Orange County. 

Upon completing the OTA Foundational Leadership Series, Mike Richardson is certain that the leadership team now has the skills needed to continue its next chapter of innovation and evolution as a business. He confirms that the investment into the Dale Carnegie Course has been worthwhile. In terms of the return-on-investment, he believes it will be invaluable to the organization.     

About the Online Trading Academy

Because of Online Trading Academy’s commitment to developing an authentic culture, dedication to their franchise network, and their contribution to employee growth and team enrichment, they have been selected for this award. 

The leadership team aimed to build the company culture in 2019 and they sure succeeded. Along with the Dale Carnegie Leadership Award, OTA was proud to receive:

  • 2019 Innovator Award: Creating Game-Changing Products & Services
  • 2019 Stevie Award: Technical Innovations
  • 2018 & 2019 Franchise Business Review Award: High Marks in Franchise Core Values, Commitment & Leadership also for Driving franchisee satisfaction & performance
  • 2019 Great Place to Work Award:  Based on the “Voice of the Employee”

About Dale Carnegie of Orange County

For over a century, Dale Carnegie has been improving individual and business performance around the world through professional development and leadership training. While our training techniques continue to evolve, our core principles remain true to a single vision: real transformation begins within.

If your business is interested in having a real transformation like the Online Trading Academy, please contact us. We’ll work together to come up with a training program to develop your company culture, employee engagement, and help you reach new heights. 

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