As engineers, we are used to having things in our control - the outcome of the task normally depends on our implementation.

Growing from senior engineer to a lead role requires a mindset shift. You become a multiplier for the team and helping others around you becomes one of the main priorities. You are not judged by your individual contribution anymore. The overall success of the team and projects is what becomes important.

We will define the difference between engineering lead roles (1st week):

- Overview of career paths and different options available + what you can expect

- My personal recommendation for which may be the right fit for you

- Main differences between Tech Lead, Team Lead and Engineering Manager

We will define the exact steps you need to take to grow toward a lead role (1st and 2nd week):

- How to build credibility in the engineering industry

- How to let your manager know about your goals and aspirations

- How to keep a brag list of all the wins that you achieve

- How to become the go-to person or considered an expert in a certain engineering domain

- How to manage up as an engineer

- How to become a team player and a great engineer to work with

- How to become business and product-minded engineer

- Real world examples on how Gregor and others have grew from engineers to lead roles

We will define the details to help you thrive in a lead role (2nd week):

- Mistakes that Gregor has made as a first time manager

- How to manage your time

- How to have great 1:1 meetings

- How to give feedback

- How to create a great engineering culture

- How to do hiring

- How to build engineering teams

- How to make decisions and resolve conflicts between engineers

10 exercises that will help you to apply your learnings immediately:



- Build your pros and cons list to help you with path selection

- Become a credible engineer

- Tell your manager about your goals and aspirations

- Note down all the wins that you have achieved

- Become the go-to engineer

- Prepare your list of questions to ask before making your next technical decision

- Optimize and manage your time

- Fill in the agenda for the next 1:1 meeting

- Checklist for a great engineering team or organization

- Create a job brief for your next hire

Bonus:

1. You'll receive 13 guides and templates to help you to grow past senior engineer and thrive in a lead role.

- Engineering Career Path Guide

- Behavioral Interview List of Questions

- Notion Template: Technical Specification

- Notion Template: Incident Retrospective

- Notion Template: Job Brief

- Notion Template: 1:1 Meeting

- Notion Template: Checklist for Great Engineering Organization

- Notion Template: Hiring Board

- Notion Template: Technical Strategy

- Notion Template: List of questions to ask before making a technical decision

- Notion Template: List of Achievements

- Notion Template: Become a go-to person

- Notion Template: Tell your manager about your goals and aspirations

2. You'll receive a yearly subscription to the Engineering Leadership newsletter (worth 100$) (if you are already a paid subscriber, you’ll receive this course at a discounted price).

3. A LOT of other materials for self-study and to learn further!

All of the actionable insights from this course are based from Gregor's experience growing from Senior Engineer to Lead roles (Team Lead to Engineering Manager to Head of Engineering to VP of Engineering to CTO) and through countless successful projects + his network of professionals across various of different fields and disciplines.