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Leadership Series

Structure the first year.
Accelerate the next five.

An in-person, cohort-based early career leadership development program for tech companies—delivered quarterly to build capability, community, and retention.

WHAT IT IS

Four full-day workshops delivered quarterly. Together they form a cohort-based leadership development program that helps early career employees in tech show up strong, grow with purpose, build community, and raise the bar for your company.

FORMAT

  • Cohort-based learning (min. 8 people)

  • Four (4) full day workshops, delivered quarterly

  • In-person attendance

  • Fast-paced, interactive and fun

  • Leverages adult learning theory and coaching techniques

The Early Career Leadership Development Program

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Leadership development for early career employees starts with understanding that leadership is a behavior, not a title. Participants explore the difference between technical and adaptive challenges, and how to lead across both. Building on Start Strong, we go deeper on how curiosity drives better collaboration, problem solving, and influence. Participants also learn more about their own mindsets and behaviors through a DiSC self-assessment and how that is impacting those they work with.

Participants will:

  • Define leadership behaviors they can practice now—regardless of title

  • Learn the difference between technical vs. adaptive problems and how to respond to each

  • Use DiSC insights to communicate more effectively and collaborate across styles

  • Continue to build bonds with their peer cohort

The first workshop in the early career leadership development program sets the foundation for everything that follows.

Start Strong kicks off the cohort by helping employees feel grounded and energized about where they are and how they can contribute. The cohort builds a shared foundation around the core skills—Build Trust, Create Clarity and Authentically Care—and introduce curiosity as the mindset that accelerates learning, growth, and impact.

Participants will:

  • Build a shared language for trust, clarity, and care in high-autonomy tech environments

  • Strengthen curiosity skills that improve learning, adaptability, and confidence

  • Leave with a set of actions for how they want to build a stronger foundation for their career

  • Develop relationships with their peer cohort through learning and fun

Start Strong

Lead from Anywhere

One of the most overlooked early career leadership skills is understanding how energy shapes every interaction, decision, and outcome at work. Participants complete the Energy Leadership Index (ELI) assessment in advance of the session, then use the workshop to understand their unique energy profile. Through a series of activities and scenarios, they explore the 7 levels of energy, recognizing where catabolic energy is draining them, and shifting toward more productive, creative, collaborative anabolic energies. The day also reinforces a core theme across the series—moving away from judgment toward curiosity.

Participants will:

  • Understand their ELI results and what their energy profile means at work

  • Practice identifying energy levels in real situations and choosing a higher-impact response

  • Learn tools to shift energy upward in moments that matter

  • Deepen their connection with their peers through shared experiences

Optional: We encourage participant managers to join this session or have a concurrent session so that employees and managers can speak the same language moving forward.

Vision the Future

The final workshop in the early career leadership development program closes the year with reflection, direction, and genuine momentum. Participants will experience the activities and feel both grounded and creative. We end with a celebration of both the growth participants have experienced and the strong relationships the community has built. This workshop strengthens belonging, clarifies direction, and sends the cohort into the next chapter with confidence, connection, and momentum.

Participants will:

  • Reflect on growth across the year and name the strengths they’ve built

  • Clarify direction and define what “next chapter” success looks like for them

  • Leave inspired by personal and group commitments that increases confidence, connection, and momentum

Raise Your Energy

Outcomes

For your business

  • Faster time to productivity

  • Higher engagement and retention

  • Improved self-awareness and collaboration

For your employees

  • Increased confidence, clarity and self-awareness

  • Improved leadership

  • Ability to positively shift individual and team energy

  • Commitment to growth

Bring the Leadership Series to your Early Career Cohort

Share your cohort size and timing. TaberNext will follow up with availability, pricing and next steps.

Feel free to also include your primary location/city and the roles in the cohort (engineering/finance/marketing/sales/etc.).