Cohort 1

Learn the 3 key skills you need to be an impactful technical leader with this interactive workshop

Kelly Vaughn

Management Fundamentals for the Modern Leader

Klaviyo

Salesforce

CarMax

Cox Automotive

Spot

Leaders are remembered not just for their technical prowess, but for the lasting impact they have on their team's careers and success. This course equips both new and experienced software engineering managers with the essential skills to amplify their influence and drive team performance. Over 100 individual contributors (ICs) and managers have already enhanced their leadership capabilities through this course. Join them and transform your approach to tech leadership. --- This interactive course will teach you how to solve 3 key problems faced by senior ICs and managers: • Identifying opportunities for growth within your team and working with your team to fill these missing gaps • Effective communication with your direct reports, peers, and upper management • Asking for and delivering constructive, actionable feedback For the duration of this course you'll receive: • 4 hours of engaging content over Zoom split across two Saturdays, with interactive lessons and breakout sessions • Hands-on learning by walking through case studies and real life examples with your cohort • Templates you can immediately start using on the job • In-depth live Q&amp;A session to get immediate answers to your on-the-job questions • Recording and slides for future reference and review NEW: All current and past students will receive lifetime access to a private Discord community for leaders to keep the conversation going.

What makes a great leader?

New and experienced managers looking to build the interpersonal skills required to succeed as a leader

Technical managers who want to develop their team and build influence across their company

Aspiring managers looking to lay the groundwork to create an impact as an IC and future leader

Who this course is for:

After taking this course, you'll be able to:

Your success as an leader is measured by your team's execution, and to have great execution, you need a great team. We'll talk through how to identify and leverage technical and interpersonal strengths of your current team and empower your team to grow professionally.

Build and scale a high performing team

1:1s and performance reviews don't have to be stressful–my own team can back me up! I'll teach you how to keep the feedback loop active by applying my framework to conduct meaningful 1:1s and provide tactical, actionable feedback to your team on a regular cadence.

Conduct impactful 1:1s and development check-ins

Learn how to give constructive feedback from a trained therapist! I'll teach you effective communication strategies for conflict resolution within your team and building influence within your organization.

Navigate challenging conversations with peers and direct reports

You'll learn how to identify growth opportunities for each team member and work one-on-one with them both on a long-term quarterly basis and during regular check-ins to ensure your team members are continuing to grow as engineers.

Developing your engineering team

You'll learn how to build influence through facing challenging conversations head-on with your engineering team, peers, and upper management.

Conflict resolution across an organization

You'll learn how to give effective feedback to your engineering team and peers to build a more effective work culture.

Giving and receiving constructive feedback

Course syllabus

Optional 1 hour Q&amp;A to immediately follow.

Saturday, March 1

Saturday, March 8

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Put your learnings immediately to practice with your cohort

Active hands-on learning

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms role playing

Interactive and project-based

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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