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 objectives
DISC personality profiles
Handling crucial conversations
Bottom-line up front
Techniques to bridge differences
Using feedback well
Engineering
Technical communication, problem solving, and decision making
Engineers, Technical Leads, and Principal Engineers
1 day
TOPICS
Relevance of leadership skills to individual contributors
Tailoring complex messages to the audience
Feature slicing and iterative delivery
Translating between technical and business language
Product thinking and prioritisation
Team
Leading others to boost productivity and strengthen engagement
Technical Leads and Engineering Managers
2.5 days (2 x 1 day workshops + refresher)
TOPICS
Transition from individual contributor to team leader
Delegation that empowers
Working with neurodivergent team members
Coaching and mentoring skills
Priority management and decision-making
Performance management and career development
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