Management Fundamentals for the Modern Leader

4.7 (27)

·

8 Days

·

Cohort-based Course

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

Learn with students from top companies

Klaviyo
Salesforce
CarMax
Cox Automotive
Spot

Course overview

What makes a great leader?

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&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.

Who this course is for:

01

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

02

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

03

Aspiring 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

Mar 1—Mar 2

    Mar

    1

    Module 1: Developing & Growing Your Team

    Sat 3/15:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

    Developing & Growing Your Team

    3 items

    Mar

    1

    Optional: Q&A

    Sat 3/17:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

Week 2

Mar 3—Mar 8

    Mar

    8

    Module 2: Conflict Resolution & Feedback Mastery

    Sat 3/85:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

    Conflict Resolution & Feedback Mastery

    3 items

    Mar

    8

    Optional: Q&A

    Sat 3/87:00 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)
    Optional

4.7 (27 ratings)

What students are saying

A pattern of wavy dots

Join an upcoming cohort

Management Fundamentals for the Modern Leader

Cohort 6

$600

Dates

Mar 1—8, 2025

Payment Deadline

Mar 1, 2025
Get reimbursed

4 hours of content + 2 hours of Q&A

  • Saturday, March 1

    12:00 - 2:00 PM ET

    Optional 1 hour Q&A to immediately follow.

  • Saturday, March 8

    12:00 - 2:00 PM ET

    Optional 1 hour Q&A to immediately follow.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.



Stay in the loop

Sign up to be the first to know about course updates.

A pattern of wavy dots

Join an upcoming cohort

Management Fundamentals for the Modern Leader

Cohort 6

$600

Dates

Mar 1—8, 2025

Payment Deadline

Mar 1, 2025
Get reimbursed

$600

4.7 (27)

·

8 Days