Leadership Lab
Build a team that is easier to lead — and less dependent on
you
I’m opening a small cohort (6 leaders) this June.
This is for leaders who don’t want to rely on someone else to fix their team — and want to know how to actually build a high performance team. Most teams don't struggle because of talent. They struggle because...
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Priorities aren’t consistently held
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Expectations aren’t landing as clearly as they seem
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Leaders are carrying more than they should
Over time, that creates problems.
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You spend more time managing than leading
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Things take more effort and follow-up than they should
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Performance depends too much on you
“I feel like I’m repeating myself a lot”.
If you've ever thought...
“Why do I have to keep following up on this?”
“I’m too in the weeds just to keep things moving”.
“We’ve already talked about this…”.
"I wish they would just do their jobs right the first time".
...you're not alone.
It's not a talent problem.
It’s how priorities and expectations are being set and reinforced day to day. Even with a strong team you...
Repeat Yourself
Follow-up Often
Step in
The result is slower execution, cleaning up other people's messes, and more time spent managing people than leading, which means your team only works as well as your availability.
I've been in your shoes.
I eventually understood what actually causes it and how to fix it through your leadership and how your team operates day to day.
This is where we work together.
I’ve spent years working inside complex organizations, helping leaders improve how their teams actually operate — so performance becomes the culture and expectation.
This is the same work I’ve led across federal systems and large-scale, cross-functional teams, where the goal wasn’t more effort; it was better execution.
Tara Giambrone, PhD, MPH
Leadership Lab
Inside the Container
I’ll teach you exactly how I build high-performing teams—and you’ll apply it in real time with your own team. Not just theory. No hypotheticals. We're jumping in. You’ll take what we cover and use it immediately in your conversations, in how you set expectations, and in how your team operates week-to-week.
What You'll Learn (and actually apply right away)
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How to spot what’s actually slowing your team down—and fix it without adding more process
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How to create consistency in performance so things don’t depend on you stepping in—and don’t fall apart when you step back
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How to set expectations and priorities in a way that actually sticks, instead of repeating yourself and following up
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How to communicate in a way that gets your team to take ownership instead of waiting on you
This is the same approach I use when working directly with leadership teams inside organizations. It’s just applied with you, in real time, with your team.
What Changes... when you put in the work
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You stop chasing things down and repeating yourself just to keep things moving.
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Your team takes ownership without you stepping in.
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Execution becomes more consistent.
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Work feels more focused and less reactive.
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You’re able to step back from day-to-day execution without things slipping.
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The difference is you’re no longer the one holding everything together—your team is.
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For most leaders, this shows up as getting back hours each week and having a team that moves work forward without constant involvement.
This is where the “dream team” actually comes from. Not from hiring differently, but from leading differently.
Results
This isn’t theoretical. This is the same work I’ve led inside complex organizations where the expectation is measurable improvement in how teams operate and perform. Across that work, I’ve helped enable teams to:
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Reduce onboarding time by 50% (from 6 → 3 weeks) through improved systems and role clarity
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Implement strategic supervisor interactions to increase accountability and proactive performance management
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Build succession pipelines and new leadership roles to strengthen long-term team capability
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Expand enterprise systems across 23 organizations with minimal disruption, improving cross-team coordination
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Implement an innovation pipeline, resulting in 35 innovations within 2 years
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Implement 375+ electronic system and tool improvements, significantly increasing efficiency and adoption
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Increase knowledge management accessibility and usage by 75%, while improving satisfaction ratings by 85%
These results don’t come from working harder. They come from changing how teams are led and how work actually operates day to day.
Impact
Transformed underperforming teams into high-performing teams requiring minimal oversight within 6 months. Reduced attrition by 20% through stronger leadership and team alignment.
“Tara has a unique ability to see how workplaces could be better and how people could achieve more. She took what was, to an outside observer, a successful office and helped us identify what was missing and build it.”
-- Deputy Director
Timeframe
Impact
Implemented 140+ operational improvements within 8 months. Reduced response times from 1–2 days to 10 minutes and resolution times from 5 days to 2 hours.
“Tara quickly identifies what’s actually causing issues and brings a level of clarity that makes it easy to take action. Her ability to improve both how teams operate and how people experience their work is rare.”
-- Program Chief
Who is this for?
Leaders who don’t need more theory, are ready to change how they lead in order to change how their team performs, want their team to operate at a higher level without requiring more of them, and are willing to do the work in real time with their team.
This is not for leaders looking for quick fixes or surface-level advice. This is not your standard leadership development activity — this is an intensive designed to change how you lead and how your team operates in a way you can confidently replicate long after this ends.
Why Now?
Most leaders wait until this becomes a bigger problem and then have to pay someone to come in and fix it. Usually with white papers, facilitated trainings, and team building. And you may see some improvements for a few months before things slip back to the way they were.
But this doesn't have to be you. You can learn how to create the same sustainable changes I help teams create for yourself. This is the same work I do with leadership teams inside organizations - I'm just empowering you to do it for yourself.