Does this sound familiar?

You’re expected to deliver more with less. Fewer people, tighter deadlines - and now AI is somehow your problem too. Your team depends on you for everything, and senior leaders have crazy expectations.

You’re working harder than ever, but still feel like you’re not doing enough. You barely have time to think, let alone grow. And when things slip, you’re the one who has to explain.

You don’t need another framework -you need a practical system that actually works.

You’ll learn how to get your team moving without needing you in every step, how to build trust with leadership so they stop second-guessing you, and how to finally carve out time for your own growth.

Together, we will:

✅ Build a personal focus map that shows your blind spots and where to aim your efforts

✅ Raise your team’s visibility - and your own - across the company

✅ Create clear plans for each engineer, based on what actually motivates them

✅ Connect your engineering work to business outcomes people care about

I know you don’t have full days to spare.

That’s why this course is built as a tight, practical program - no filler, no theory for theory’s sake. 6 super-focused sessions, each designed to give you tools you can use the next day.

Here’s what we’ll cover:

Session 1: Managing Engineers (Without Losing Your Mind)

- The 3 drivers behind every engineer and how to spot them

- Map your team using a simple grid, so you know what makes each person tick

- Tactical ways to keep people motivated - without needing a new budget or promotion cycle

- How to help your employees create a system that fits THEM (focused on day-to-day, not career growth with KPIs)

Session 2: A Motivated Team That Delivers

- Team meetings and focus days: two simple levers you’re probably - underusing.

- The “Always Green” system: how to make sure you are meeting the executives' expectations

- Tech debt + morale: match people to work they care about - and how to fix tech debt and morale at the same time.

- The knowledge mapping method - how to measure your team as a whole and find the gaps to take your team forward

Session 3: Your Own Growth

- The EM Grid system: we'll create a map of where your current focus lies, and what are your blind spots.

- The slow death of the hands-on EM: How to stay technical enough to be useful, without getting in the way.

- How to avoid the ‘victim trap’ of engineering managers.

Session 4: Building Visibility Across The Org

- Getting taken seriously outside engineering: The simplest way to build trust with non-tech stakeholders.

- Make some noise: Why it’s not enough to “just do the work” anymore - and how to make sure people actually notice.

- Leadership trust: How to get senior leadership to take you seriously, know your name, and ask your input before making decisions that hit your team.

- Other EMs: Why building real relationships with other EMs matters more than you think - and how to start.

Session 5: Real Problems, Real Time

- Decision Making 101: Recap of the approaches to solve problems from the best leaders in the world

- We’ll focus on solving YOUR real challenges by applying the tools and tactics from the course.

Session 6: Driving Real Impact

- Product: How to stop launching features no one uses.

- Business: Make your work matter to people outside your team.

- Industry: Know your space well enough to be taken seriously.

- PM partnerships: what a real partnership looks like and how to build one.

Every day will have an optional 30 minute Q&A session, to make sure you will be able to actually apply the lessons in your specific scenario.