Irina Stanescu

February 2024 - Cohort 2

March 2024 - Cohort 3

September 2024 - Cohort 5

January 2024 - Cohort 1

June 2024 - Cohort 4

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Executives and senior leaders who set strategy, lead teams, and drive organizational outcomes.

Engineers and engineering leaders who build, deploy, and scale software systems.

Developing leadership skills — inspiring teams, building culture, navigating organizational complexity, and driving results through others.

Persuading stakeholders, presenting ideas, and getting buy-in across an organization without formal authority.

Practical skills for engineers & leaders to win buy-in, build trust, and drive results without authority. No fluff, just results.

Engineering Leader & Leadership Coach

Staff Software Engineer / Tech Lead Manager turned Leadership Coach

Impact through Influence in Engineering Teams

Engineering Manager 

Senior Staff Platform Engineer

Software engineering team lead

Software Engineer

Senior Product Engineer

Tech Lead Software Engineering

Senior Software Engineer

Researcher/Entrepreneur

Changing minds is hard, but not impossible. Winning support, making a case, and driving alignment are skills anyone can learn, but most people get them wrong. The reality is:➡️ People are irrational (even when it’s in their best interest).➡️ Good ideas don’t sell themselves.➡️ More arguments won’t magically make someone say “yes.” You need something else. You need influence.For many people, influence is invisible. It’s a nice-to-have. Yet it‘s the strongest force that drives results. Without influence, it’s tough to shape decisions, keep people accountable, and move projects forward, leading to frustration and feeling stuck. 💡 But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this course, you'll learn to:✅ Overcome the inner obstacles that limit your influence✅ Build trust-based relationships that create real opportunities✅ Get buy-in and handle pushback with confidenceWhat you won't find anywhere else:➡️ Simple frameworks for complex concepts➡️ Worksheets &amp; templates to apply what you learn➡️ Ready-to-use phrases &amp; questionsBonus📩 Get a 1-year free subscription to The Caring Techie Newsletter ($100 value) www.thecaringtechie.com. Questions?Email me at thecaringtechie@gmail.com—happy to chat!

Having the right idea doesn't matter ... if nobody else joins you.

Build unshakable personal power & an outstanding reputation

Build trust-based relationships

Master emotionally intelligent communication

Ask for anything you want—and get a yes

Tell stories & deliver amazing presentations

Uncover and scale high-impact opportunities

Tech Leads and Senior+ Engineers lacking formal authority to mandate decisions, who rely on influence to lead, motivate, and get buy-in.

Engineering Managers who want to navigate complex, challenging cross-functional projects, where direct hierarchical influence is limited.

Anyone who wants to find a larger scope, have a bigger impact, and get to the next level.

Learn directly from Irina Stanescu

Irina Stanescu

Courses

Impact through Influence in Engineering Teams