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