Our Services

Technical Team Transformation

Whether you’re just starting to build your engineering team or already have an established organization, we can help transform it to be more impactful, evidence-based, and human-centric through theory, practical exercises, and accountable follow-ups.

Fractional Leadership

We join your team, assess your challenges, and roll up our sleeves together to unlock the potential of your engineering organization.

CLass SERIES
Engineering Excellence Blueprint: Building Highly-Impactful Teams

We guide you through the five phases of building differentiated and impactful teams. Go from beginning to end or pick an individual intervention targeted at your largest current challenge. Each class is six-to-eight hours of synchronous instruction followed by homework and 1:1 check-ins over the next eight weeks.

  1. Laying Your Foundation
  2. Standing up Your Scaffolding
  3. Weaving Your Team Fabric
  4. Ensuring Smooth Operation
  5. Continuous Improvement

Individualized Mentoring and Coaching

One-on-one or in a group, we teach and guide your leaders to be the most impactful versions of themselves.

1:1

Individualized and tailored mentorship, from a single session to help solve a one-off problem or regular recurring sessions as a guide along your leadership journey.

leader circles

We facilitate conversation and learning for a group of leaders, adding our knowledge and expertise to the collective capabilities of the group. The topic can be decided ahead of time or discovered collaboratively with the group.

class series
Crossing the Chasm: Engineering Leadership Journey from IC to CTO

We teach you and your employees the essential skills to make rapid and successful transitions between various leadership roles. Each class is six-to-eight hours of synchronous instruction followed by homework and 1:1 check-ins over the next eight weeks.

  1. IC -> Tech Lead (TL)
  2. TL -> Manager (M1)
  3. M1 -> Manager-of-Managers (M2)
  4. M2 -> General Manager (GM)
  5. GM -> Vice President (VP)
  6. VP -> CTO/Head of Engineering

Tech Team Assessments and Investigations

Through interviews, document examination, and code reviews, we inventory and summarize the state of your technical organization.

basic assessment (1 day)

A two- to five-page report covering the strengths and opportunities of your technical organization and product. Requires a 30-minute interview with your most senior engineering leader followed by high-level, hands-on review of architecture and code.

Full Assessment (1 week)

A 15- to 25-page report assessing the in-depth workings of your technical organization and product, ideal for funding-related due diligence requirements or internal audits. Requires a minimum of four hours of interviews with key engineering and product leaders and ICs followed by detailed hands-on review of architecture, infrastructure, and code.

Custom Solutions and Engagements

Interested in introducing research-backed leadership tactics to your organization but don’t see a suitable option above? We’d love to hear about your challenges and help you brainstorm ways we can help! E-mail us at info@leadership.com to get started.