TALENT ACADEMY FOR LEADERS
An 8-session leadership development program that builds the practical skills leaders need to communicate effectively, coach employees, manage conflict, strengthen engagement, lead change, and improve team performance.
Develop Confident,
Capable Leaders
Talent Academy for Leaders is a practical leadership development program for frontline leaders, managers, supervisors, emerging leaders, directors and high potential talent. Across eight half-day sessions, participants build the core skills needed to lead people, strengthen team performance, and handle the everyday leadership situations that affect communication, accountability, engagement, retention, and results.
The program can be delivered through virtual open enrollment or customized for your organization as a private onsite, virtual, or blended leadership academy.
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What Leaders
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Build a practical path for leadership effectiveness by clarifying the experiences, knowledge, competencies, and behaviors that support success.
Strengthen trust, clarity, accountability, and influence through more intentional communication and feedback.
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Recognize productive and destructive conflict, manage tension, and address issues before they disrupt performance. ​
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Guide employees through change by understanding pressure, resistance, communication needs, and leader behavior during transition. ​
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Use DiSC and our online resources to understand behavioral style, communication preferences, motivation, delegation, and development needs.
Coach employees more effectively by supporting strong performers, building competence, and addressing performance gaps. ​
Improve hiring conversations, onboarding, employee engagement, and retention practices. ​
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Apply leadership concepts through team effectiveness, collaboration, follow-through, and practical capstone work. ​
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WAYS TO PARTICIPATE
Open Enrollment Virtual Program
Private Academy
Join a scheduled virtual cohort delivered through eight weekly half-day sessions. Open enrollment is ideal for organizations that want to develop one leader, a small group of leaders, or participants from multiple locations without building a private cohort.​
Includes:
Everything DiSC Management assessment with access to our online Catalyst tool, participant materials, online resources, printed materials, eight facilitated sessions, practical tools, and leadership application exercises.
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Create a customized Talent Academy for your organization. Private academies can be delivered onsite, virtually, or in a blended format and adapted to your leadership competencies, culture, business priorities, assessment preferences, and internal development goals.
Customization options Include:
DiSC, Hogan, PI, MBTI, Birkman, StrengthsFinder, internal competency models, specific topic selection, program duration, feedback tools, coaching models, custom assignments, internal case examples, and leader-specific application work.​
What Participants Will Be Able To Do
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Communicate expectations, priorities, and feedback more clearly.
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Understand how personality and behavioral style affect leadership.
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Coach employees toward stronger performance and accountability.
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Handle workplace conflict with greater confidence and structure.
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Improve interviewing, onboarding, engagement, and retention practices.
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Lead employees through change with clearer communication and support.
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Strengthen teamwork, collaboration, and follow-through.
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Apply leadership tools directly to real workplace situations.​​
UPCOMING VIRTUAL OPEN ENROLLMENT COHORTS
Virtual open enrollment cohorts are delivered through Zoom in eight weekly half-day sessions, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon Pacific.
Competencies Developed
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Leader Success
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Personality | DISC Styles
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Communications
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Coaching
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Conflict
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Interviewing | Engagement
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Change
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Teamwork | Capstone
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June Cohort
Thursdays
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6/18/26
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6/25
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7/2
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7/9
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7/16
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7/23
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7/30
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8/6​​​​
Sept Cohort
Thursdays
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9/3/26
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9/10
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9/17
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9/24
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10/1
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10/8
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10/15
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10/22​​​​
Oct Cohort
Tuesdays
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10/27/26
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11/3
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11/10
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11/17
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11/24
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12/1
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12/8
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12/15​​​​
March Cohort
Tuesdays
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3/2/27
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3/9
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3/16
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3/23
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3/30
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4/6​​​​
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4/13
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4/8​​​​
May Cohort
Wednesdays
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5/12/27
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5/19
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5/26
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6/2
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6/9
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6/16
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6/23
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6/30​​​​
ENROLLMENT FEE & REGISTRATION DETAILS
Standard Enrollment​
$1,150 for all 8 sessions
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Group Discount
Save 10% when registering 3 or more non-subsidized participants
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California State-Subsidized Enrollment
​​​$350 for all 8 sessions, subject to eligibility and funding requirements
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Optional Coaching Add-On
One-on-one coaching is available on a flexible pay-as-you-go basis
Registration Details: ​Sessions are facilitated live through Zoom. Participants should attend from a private location with their own computer, webcam on, and connected audio. Participant binders, materials, planners, and resources are sent before the program begins. Online resources and assessments are deployed after the program starts. Recording and screen capturing are not permitted.
Sessions 1-4 Only. For groups that only need the first four sessions, our onsite Leader Jumpstart program may be a better fit. If only the DiSC course is needed for a trainee or group, contact us for flexible registration pricing and arrangements.
Build Practical Leadership Capability Across Your Organization
Whether you want to register leaders for an open enrollment cohort or create a private Talent Academy for your organization, Talent Authority can help you build a leadership development experience aligned to your business priorities, leader population, and development goals.