If you’re a new or growing engineering leader, tell me if this sounds familiar:
🗓️ You spend your days in back-to-back meetings ... and your nights wondering when you’ll get actual work done.
😬 Delegating feels scarier than just doing it yourself (and faster too, let’s be honest).
😕 You're stuck between being “too soft” and “too harsh”, and second-guessing every word you say.
⚔️ You want to defend your team and impress your boss, but it feels like you’re losing on both fronts.
💣 Difficult conversations feel like defusing bombs without any training.
⚡ Strategy? Long-term thinking? You’re just trying to survive the next production outage.
🔒 Your calendar’s full. Your brain’s fried. Your career’s... kinda stuck.
If any of this hits a little too hard, congratulations ... you’re normal.
But staying stuck isn’t your only option.
(And no, “just more experience” won’t magically fix it.)
Don't let your career become an obsolete piece of code
Are you ready to 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔; the loop and start leading with confidence?
BIT 1
✓ Develop a leadership mindset that stays with you
✓ Lead yourself through your challenges
✓ Use validated data/evidence to make effective decisions
BIT 2
✓ Observe & analyse your specific situations
✓ Pinpoint your pain points
✓ Record and demonstrate your progress
BIT 3
✓ Baseline and monitor what you're responsible for
✓ Measure delivery flow and operations performance
✓ Report back to the business in the language they understand
BIT 4
✓ Set your boundaries, and effective expectations
✓ Lead up, down, across and beyond the chain of command
✓ Navigate conflicts and difficult conversations
BIT 5
✓ Lead by inspiration and influence
✓ Evaluate team members, in an engaging way
✓ Develop effective team structures & personal plans
BIT 6
✓ Plan, prioritise, and execute
✓ Implement pragmatic processes
✓ Make a well-oiled machine so that you can focus on the next important goal
BIT 7 (Advanced)
✓ Develop department structures
✓ Develop strategy & OKRs
BIT 8 (Optional)
✓ Make your LinkedIn profile attractive
✓ Write an exceptional resume to stand out
✓ Plan a promotion and a winning job-hunting strategy
Don't let your career become an obsolete piece of code
Are you ready to 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔; the loop and start leading with confidence?
⏩ Went from senior game engineer to Game AI Lead.
⏩ Made his debut technical seminar presentation in front of hundreds of highly skilled game engineers.
Game AI Lead
⏩ Changed her job and went from being Senior BA to become a Lead BA.
⏩ Built a high-calibre team in her new workplace.
Lead Business Analyst
⏩ Went from mid-level engineer with 2 years of experience to development manager.
⏩ Led a team of 7 through some impactful projects.
Software Development Manager
⏩ Heading a big department in an int'l. corporate
⏩ Created an innovative department of advanced data science and AI.
Head of Data Science
⏩ Created a high-performing team out of a dysfunctional team.
⏩ Delivered features at unprecedented velocity.
Engineering Manager
⏩ Promoted to Engineering Lead position only half way through the program.
⏩ Led her team to deliver a revolutionary financial tech.
Engineering Lead