Courses
Practical Leaders courses boost the effectiveness of those at every level, from individual contributors to senior leaders.
The four core courses complement each other: Foundation, Engineering, Team, and Advanced. These courses are modular and can be reconfigured and tailored to your needs.
Leadership skills are essential to succeed in roles at every level.
Foundation
Self-leadership and working with colleagues
Individual Contributors, Technical Leads, and Engineering Managers
2.5 days (2 x 1 day workshops + refresher)
TOPICS
Clarifying goals and constrains
Understanding personality profiles
Active listening and bridging difference
Changing perspectives using thinking hats
Navigating crucial conversations
Applying a growth mindset to feedback to accelerate personal development
Engineering
Technical communication, problem solving, and decision making
Engineers, Technical Leads, and Principal Engineers
1 day
TOPICS
Business acumen
Forensic analysis
Communicating complexity simply
Product thinking
Team
Leading others to boost productivity and strengthen engagement
Technical Leads and Engineering Managers
2.5 days (2 x 1 day workshops + refresher)
TOPICS
The journey from individual contributor to leader
Comparing leading to managing
Tools for building connections
Leadership styles, coaching, and delegating effectively
Prioritising and moving to action
Understanding neurodiversity
Giving feedback well and helping others navigate their careers
Advanced
Coming soon
Leading at scale, optimising organisational design and flow of value
Engineering Managers, Department/Function Heads. Consider for Technical Leads
2.5 days (2 x 1 day workshops + refresher)
TOPICS
Team Topologies and Conway's Law
Leading change
Culture and organisational typologies
Accelerating development using career frameworks
Setting and tracking goals and objectives