Leading engineering teams for new managers

Overview
This remote workshop helps engineering managers develop and refine essential technical leadership skills. Over four 2.5-hour sessions, participants explore leadership styles, build healthy team culture, practice giving and receiving feedback, conduct effective one-on-ones, mentor team members, prioritise work, and learn to balance speed, quality, and technical debt.

Key Takeaways

• Understanding and applying various leadership styles
• Techniques for fostering a strong, inclusive team culture
• Practical frameworks for feedback and one-on-one meetings
• Strategies for effective mentoring and prioritisation
• Methods to balance delivery speed with quality and technical debt reduction

Who Would Benefit

• New engineering managers
• Technical leads transitioning to people management
• Senior engineers preparing for managerial roles
• Anyone looking to improve leadership and people skills in a technical context

Frameworks and Methodologies

• Leadership styles matrix
• Feedback loops (e.g., SBI model)
• One-on-one cadence framework
• Prioritisation frameworks (e.g., Eisenhower matrix)
• Technical debt assessment techniques