PROGRAM FREE FOR QUALIFIED MA SMALL BUSINESSES
Get the leadership
training and 1:1 coaching
you need. No ineffective
one-offs or long 6-month coaching commitments
Program 100% FREE for MA small businesses that qualify through Commonwealth Corp Express Grant Program
Let us show you how a coaching approach to management can improve the communication and influence of your managers, so they can easily navigate the most challenging parts of people management- conflict and difficult conversations.
THIS ISN’T AN ADD-ON
You should never lose star employees because of a bad Manager. Prevention is better than cure here, investing in your Managers will always impact your bottom line.
After 10+ years of successfully coaching and training first-time managers, many of whom have not had formal training around how to integrate a coaching approach to management, it’s been fulfilling to witness their personal and professional growth as well as the impact of their evolution on their teams. The multiplier effect of investing in frontline managers on organizational culture is incredible. I’ve helped hundreds of first-time managers master people management by following a proven system, including managers from diverse industries at companies such as Netflix, Dropbox, Atlassian, Twitter, Zen Desk, BMW, Shopify, Lyft and others.
What is the Leadership Level Up Accelerator?
The Leadership Level Up Accelerator is a 2-month online group program that includes 1:1 coaching and teaches managers who want to improve people management skills how to become more confident, and master communication and delegation skills. The program also addresses systemic/cultural issues that perpetuate chronic issues for managers such as over-work and overwhelm.
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Whether you’re an individual contributor now turned first-time manager, or a seasoned manager that now has been promoted into higher levels of management, The Leadership Level-Up Accelerator will challenge you to execute at your highest level. It’s designed to help you handle the toughest parts of people management like navigating conflict and tough conversations with ease.
Tajan's style is positive and strategic. She helped me realize that I do a lot of fortune telling and guessing about the future versus sticking to the factual information. She worked with me on self compassion, removing self judgment and comparison. Working on those skills has helped me as a leader.
I believe that seeking help from a real coach in a coaching program is really an important characteristic of a strong leader.
I don’t need to feel stuck, I can plan what I want to do next and work hard to accomplish it.
C. Williamson, Associate Director, The Real Real
PROGRAM BREAKDOWN
The Core Learning
Modules
The Leadership Level-Up Accelerator is a 60-day program that is designed to address the unique leadership development needs of your leaders. Based on a learning collaborative model It includes: bi-weekly 60 minute group learning sessions, followed by action periods where Managers take action on projects that take no more than an hour, and then come back to the group to troubleshoot issues with Tajan and peers, and two 1:1 coaching sessions with Leadership development coaches. It also includes a digital companion guide for each session, "Whenever you need help" text message coaching, feedback reviews of recorded delegation, feedback or check-in conversations, and a Slack community support/accountability group of peers in the collaborative.
MODULE 1
Leadership Assessment
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The Tajan Renderos Coaching team (TRC) conducts or uses an existing 360 review and Strengths Finder Assessment coupled with a coaching call with first-time managers to determine their most important leadership and management needs, before the group portion of the Leadership Accelerator program begins
MODULE 3
Handle tough conversations with ease!
The ability to take a coaching approach to difficult conversations is a skill and an art.
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Learn how to get in the right ‘head’ and ‘heart’ space to have tough conversations with the level of neutrality and curiosity required for these conversations to be constructive, using our checklist.
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Learn how to take a coaching approach to people management, leveraging coaching techniques for 1:1 check-ins and feedback conversations.This knowledge helps to build high trust teams. Knowledge is then cemented lots of feedback through role-play practice.
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Get a coaching conversation framework and tough conversation script template
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Leverage our job aid for effective check-ins for direct reports.
MODULE 2
Hone Your Leadership Mindset and Presence!
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Learn​ how to reframe impostor thoughts so they don't stop you from leading confidently. You'll leave with a self-talk track to challenge this thinking.
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Discover your strengths as a leader and implement the “Name, claim, and aim” method to lead from your strengths unapologetically
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Learn how to play to your teams’ strengths to create a more inclusive culture
MODULE 4
Eliminate Stress with Skillful Delegation
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Learn how to delegate effectively so you lead with greater ease
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Discover whether ineffective delegation has created stress and overwhelm for you.
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Address perfectionistic tendencies that get in the way of delegation
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Learn an effective step by step process for delegation that sets direct reports up for success (job aid included)
How we demonstrate the impact?
Our program evaluation includes an assessment of mindset shifts and behavior change based on key leadership competencies first-time managers need to change stemming from the 360 review. At the end of the program, we create a detailed program evaluation report and conduct a debriefing consulting session with HR leaders that allows you to see the impact of the program on your first-time managers, including recommended systemic changes that will help your managers be successful.
DOWNLOAD THIS CASE STUDY TO SEE HOW THE PROGRAM IMPROVED INCLUSIVITY AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS AMONG MANAGERS.
How we help you sustain success?
Change is only good if it can be sustained. The TRC team can continue to provide ongoing coaching, consultation and technical assistance once the program has ended. Our most successful clients leverage this phase for strategy sessions around integrating systemic changes (policies, procedures, norms etc) that are needed to help managers be successful. Furthermore, our programs can be licensed for internal use.
Bonuses included with the Leadership Accelerator Program
Free copy of “The proven people management success system every struggling first-time manager needs to know” ebook
J Anderson, Data Specialist
Tajan's coaching style is engaging and impactful. I struggle with some limiting beliefs and tend to procrastinate. Working with Tajan, I learned so much. I learned that imposter syndrome is not uncommon and how to combat it. She also held me accountable for next steps to get me closer to my goals.
Meet Tajan B. Renderos
The Leadership Accelerator is led by Tajan. She is a Leadership Development & Executive Coach (PCC) with over a decade of management and training experience in start-up, tech, and government agencies. Tajan has successfully coached and trained first time managers, middle managers, and senior executives, many of whom have not had formal training around how to develop a coaching approach to management. Tajan's clients work at companies such as Netflix, Dropbox, Atlassian, Twitter, Zen Desk, BMW, Shopify, Lyft and others.
Tajan understands what is required to deliver high quality training and technical assistance at scale. She has 15 years of experience managing and evaluating the impact of national training and technical assistance centers such as the Reproductive Health National Training Center and others in her career.
As an employer who cares about your people, the communication issues stifling progress of your teams aren’t intractable and can be addressed with relatively minimal intervention. This investment in your leaders right now can result in unlocking massive improvement in their work performance and consequently team performance, and with stronger leadership ultimately your bottom line.Companies that invest in leadership development deliver stock market returns five times higher than companies that don't according to studies by Harvard Business Review and McBassi & Co.
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FAQs
How much does the Leadership Accelerator program cost
​For Massachusetts small businesses that qualify, this training is 100% grant funded through the Commonwealth Corp. Express Grant Program. Outside of MA pricing varies depending on your needs. The cost per manager starts at $1,800.
Do you have a refund policy?
Yes. The Leadership Accelerator program comes with an 100% Action Taker's Money Back Guarantee. If you don’t love the program, email us before the refund deadline submit your homework and let us know. We’ll refund you, in full, no questions asked.
Does The Leadership Accelerator program work for managers in all industries?
Absolutely yes, whether your researcher turned first-time manager in a pharmaceutical company or a promoted senior manager with more direct reports in insurance, the program will teach skills that are relevant and universal.
When does the next Leadership Accelerator program start?
The next Leadership Accelerator program enrollment period begins now! Apply now and Managers can get started right away with the Strengths Assessment and 1:1 coaching.
Enrollment is open now! Don't miss out.
How much does the Leadership Accelerator program cost? Are there payment plans?
For Massachusetts small businesses (less than 100 employees), this training is 100% FREE and grant funded through the Commonwealth Corp. Express Grant Program
For others the investment for the Leadership Accelerator program starts at $800 and can go up to $2,250 USD per Manager depending on the level of the investment. We also offer a payment plan (12 monthly payments of $190 USD) and discounted pricing for groups of Managers enrolled.