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Who Am I?
I'm Val, executive leader and certified coach. I've spent 18 years in tech, hands on coder for 13 until I realised I had to let it go 😉. I've supported hundreds of tech leaders, ran teams of 150+ people and learned some hard lessons along the way you can learn from.
I know exactly what that 'Holy Shit I'm a manager' moment feels like because I've lived it myself, without the support you're about to get.
52+ bite size lessons
Pick it up and put it down in the gaps in your day. Open it in a tab, read it on your phone between meetings, ctrl+F when you need the bit about giving feedback to someone who cries.
Hands-on activities
Every section is packed with practical activities and question to work through to apply what you learn, not just theory.
Talk to me
Put the answers to your activities in the forum for me to reply to, or reach out to me and other EMs in the slack community. Yes me, actual Val.
Unlimited Access*
come back whenever you need to, with free updates included
*The platform insists on an expiry date. We've given you 10 years. If you're still unclear on management by then... we should talk.
How it works
No videos. Intentionally. Built for how engineering managers actually work, which is never "sitting down for 45 uninterrupted minutes with a notepad."
From 'Holy Shit!' to 'I Got This!'
52 bite-sized lessons, direct access to me, and the manual nobody handed you on day one. That's how you get the answers to your questions.
This course is everything I wish someone had handed me on day one. No dry corporate BS. No AI-generated generic crap. No pretending this job is easy when it is ambiguous and scary. There is no undo button when you mess up with people!
You'll be able to run one-on-ones that don't suck the life out of you or them, give feedback that lands without anyone crying (including you), manage your boss as skillfully as you manage your team, and keep your shit together when everything is on fire.
Come in feeling like an imposter.
Leave feeling like you've got this.