Leadership development that measures what it teaches.
The Technical EQ Series. Three workshops that operationalize relational and judgment skills as measurable technical competencies, with behavioral instruments, 30-day interventions, and 90-day re-assessments.
Most leadership programming teaches the language of skill without building the capacity.
Leadership development is the largest line item in most People budgets and the hardest to measure. Most programming covers communication models, conflict styles, and feedback frameworks. The content is conceptual, the assessment is reflective, and the result is leaders who can describe the work but cannot reliably do it.
What's missing is the diagnostic and practice loop that turns language into observable behavior. Senior leaders sense this, and they want capacity. People functions sense it too, and they want behavior-anchored measurement beyond post-workshop self-report.
Operationalize what others conceptualize.
Every Sāntis workshop delivers:
- A self-assessment instrument with proficiency levels and observable behavioral indicators.
- A 30-day structured intervention every participant commits to publicly.
- A 90-day re-assessment scheduled before participants leave the room.
- Documented behavioral evidence returned to your People function.
Cohorts complete the work with a baseline, an intervention, and a measurement protocol.
Most organizations notice these problems after they've cost something.
Replacing an employee can cost one-half to two times their annual salary, according to Gallup. A C-suite departure runs 2 to 4 times compensation, according to Stanton Chase. Partnership friction that goes undiagnosed absorbs executive time, slows decision velocity, and creates downstream team confusion long before anyone names it.
A 2026 study in Science (Cheng et al.) found that a single conversation with a sycophantic AI left participants more convinced they were right and less willing to repair an interpersonal conflict. Participants also trusted and preferred the sycophantic responses.
The Technical EQ series is designed for organizations that want to catch these problems while they're still diagnosable. Each workshop produces a behavioral baseline. You can see what changed.
Technical EQ.
Three workshops, equal weight. Click any card for full detail.
Engagement options.
- Standalone workshopOne session plus 30-day intervention plus 90-day re-assessment.
- Series bundleAll three workshops within six months.
- Pilot before seriesSingle cohort to assess facilitation fit.
- Custom engagementDeeper diagnostic with structured cadence of check-ins.
- Coaching follow-onMonthly retainer for participants ready for 1:1 work.
Investment: Workshops from $5,000. Series bundle $20,000. Custom engagements and coaching follow-on scoped during inquiry.
Credibility.
The methodology underwriting the Technical EQ Series is the same behavioral and operational rigor that produced a promotion rate of up to 60 percent across five 18-month sponsorship cohorts at Airbnb and the industry's first implementation of trauma-informed customer service at Airbnb scale. Simone Harvey is PCC-credentialed through ICF and Georgetown. Airbnb's CEO and executive leadership twice sponsored her for the company's Critical Talent Award.