4.8 (40)
2 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Some people get things happen despite gnarly roadblocks. Their secret? Influence. Learn how to build yours in this course.
4.8 (40)
2 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Some people get things happen despite gnarly roadblocks. Their secret? Influence. Learn how to build yours in this course.
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Course overview
Changing minds is hard—but not impossible. Winning support, making a case, and reaching agreements 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.
Without influence, it’s tough to shape decisions, keep people accountable, and move projects forward. This usually eads to missed deadlines, frustration, and feeling stuck.
💡 But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Imagine if your ideas weren’t just heard—but valued and acted on.
Imagine having real control over decisions and outcomes.
Imagine being seen as a trusted partner with a seat at the table.
For many people influence is invisible. It’s cultural. It’s a nice to have. Yet it‘s the strongest force that drives anything.
With it, you’ll build trust, inspire action, and gain buy-in.
In this course you'll learn to:
✅ Overcome the inner obstacles that limit your influence
✅ Define how you want to show up and shape your reputation
✅ Build trust-based relationships that create real opportunities
✅ Handle pushback with confidence
✅ Use proven persuasion techniques that fit different situations
Course format:
➡️ Pre-work videos & articles
➡️ Interactive live sessions
➡️ Simple frameworks to explain complex concepts
➡️ Worksheets & templates to apply what you learn
➡️ Ready-to-use phrases & questions
➡️ Office hours for personalized guidance
Who takes this course?
Software Engineers, Engineering Managers, Directors, CTOs, Product Managers, and Researchers from companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Intel, and Square have found this course transformative.
Bonus
📩 Get a 1-year free subscription to The Caring Techie Newsletter ($100 value).
Questions?
Not sure if this course is right for you?
Email me at thecaringtechie@gmail.com—I’m happy to chat!
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Tech Leads and Senior+ Engineers lacking formal authority to mandate decisions, who rely on influence to lead, motivate, and get buy-in.
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Engineering Managers who want to navigate complex, challenging cross-functional projects, where direct hierarchical influence is limited.
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Anyone who wants to find a larger scope, have a bigger impact, and get to the next level.
Build your personal power
Using the personal power leaks worksheet, identify the mindsets that are holding you back from being the most influential version of yourself and learn the techniques you need to re-program them once and for all. Learn how to align your body language to support you.
Create a strong professional reputation
Using a proprietary framework, you'll define and implement a memorable reputation work ASAP. Learn to tell your story and position yourself as a subject matter expert capable of contributing to the strategy not just to execute.
Build reciprocity and trust-based relationships
Learn what to do and what not to do to build trust-based mutually beneficial relationships with peers and superiors from your team and beyond. Learn to truly understand others, by making them feel heard and seen. Build a tribe of allies and sponsors.
Persuasively frame and present your ideas
Learn to create moments of influence, how to frame and present your ideas clearly, and how to communicate them persuasively, to maximize getting buy-in and support from any stakeholder. Practice using the 9 persuasion tactics and pitching templates.
Practice negotiations and disagreements
Manage the resistance and conflict that will be unavoidable as you establish yourself as an influencing figure who deserves a seat at the table. Learn how to approach conflictual situations — what to say and what not to say — so you win no matter what the outcome is.
6 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
19 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
4 projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
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Omar Halabieh
Gregor Ojstersek
Andreea Lucau
Jordan Cutler
Irina has 14 years of experience building software products, rising from junior engineer to staff engineer, leading major cross-functional projects at Google and Uber, and even managing people.
Irina built a strong career reputation and led through influence, even without direct authority. Now, she shares those hard-earned leadership skills.
Today, she’s a leadership coach, content creator, and author of The Caring Techie Newsletter with a following of over 100k+ subscribers.
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Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
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