Management Fundamentals for Tech Leaders

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8 Days

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Cohort-based Course

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

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Course overview

What makes a great engineering leader?

Tech 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 software engineers and engineering managers have already enhanced their leadership capabilities through this course. Join them and transform your approach to tech leadership.


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This interactive course will teach you how to solve 3 key problems faced by senior engineers and engineering leaders:


• 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, 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&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 tech leaders to keep the conversation going.




Don't just take my word for it!


“Kelly taught me both how to implement effective processes to improve the efficiency of my team and how to lead with empathy and thoughtfulness. This combination of hard and soft skills has paid dividends for my team and me and is all the result of Kelly’s mentorship.”


— Dunchadhn Lyons, Engineering Manager @ Spot AI



"It's very rare to see the artful combination of empathy and effective leadership that Kelly possesses, and she bestows those traits generously on the engineers and aspiring leaders she supports."


— Ivy Astrix, Former Senior Systems Engineer @ Govalo

Who this course is for:

01

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

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

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

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

Build and scale a high performing team

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.

Conduct impactful 1:1s and development check-ins

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.

Navigate challenging conversations with peers and direct reports

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.

This course includes

4 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

6 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

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.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Jan 11—Jan 12

    Jan

    11

    Module 1: Developing & Growing Your Team

    Sat 1/115:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

    Developing & Growing Your Team

    3 items

    Jan

    11

    Optional: Q&A

    Sat 1/117:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

Week 2

Jan 13—Jan 18

    Jan

    18

    Module 2: Conflict Resolution & Feedback Mastery

    Sat 1/185:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

    Conflict Resolution & Feedback Mastery

    3 items

    Jan

    18

    Optional: Q&A

    Sat 1/187:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

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Meet your instructor

Kelly Vaughn

Kelly Vaughn

I've spent my career bringing the human factor of engineering management to the forefront for leaders globally. As an experienced engineer and engineering leader, I have built and scaled engineering orgs of varying sizes and mentored dozens of engineering leaders in their careers.


I combine 20+ years of software engineering with my learnings from my clinical social work studies to turn technical engineers and engineering managers into impactful, influential leaders in their organization.



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Management Fundamentals for Tech Leaders

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$800

Dates

Jan 11—18, 2025

Payment Deadline

Jan 11, 2025
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Choose the morning or afternoon session to fit your schedule

The workshop runs for 4 hours

  • Saturday Morning

    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET


  • Saturday Afternoon

    2:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET

Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

Put your learnings immediately to practice with your cohort

Interactive and project-based

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

Learn with a cohort of peers

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

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A pattern of wavy dots

Join an upcoming cohort

Management Fundamentals for Tech Leaders

Cohort 5

$800

Dates

Jan 11—18, 2025

Payment Deadline

Jan 11, 2025
Get reimbursed

$800

4.7 (24)

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