The University of the Aftermarket has announced it will offer the commercial vehicle industry’s first comprehensive leadership development program.
This intensive weeklong education experience, called Heavy-Duty Leadership, is designed to foster the development of the next generation of heavy-duty parts distribution, manufacturing, service, association and fleet management professionals. The program is open to any early- to mid-career management-track professional in the commercial vehicle industry.
According to the organization, the first Heavy-Duty Leadership session will take place July 8-13, 2012, on the Northwood University campus in Midland, Mich.
“Leadership development and business succession planning are two major concerns for the commercial vehicle industry,” says Brian Cruickshank, University of the Aftermarket director. “We will tackle these challenges by helping our participants hone their leadership skills and enhance their ability to think, plan and work more strategically.
“We expect the demand for this market-specific program to be very strong, as it has been in other segments of the motor vehicle industry.”
The Heavy-Duty Leadership program will be taught by industry leaders in collaboration with faculty of Northwood University’s DeVos Graduate School of Management and theUniversity of the Aftermarket.
Areas of study will include:
