Flagship programme
Foundations of Technical Leadership
A 25-lesson, self-paced course for engineers and technical specialists moving into leadership, or already leading without ever having been taught how.
Fit
Who it's for, and who it isn't
For you if
- You're an engineer stepping into leadership.
- You're leading delivery without formal training.
- You're a technical consultant or architect who has to influence without authority.
- You manage engineers and want a repeatable method.
Not for you if
- You want deep training in a specific technology or vendor product.
- You're looking for motivational content rather than practical method.
Outcomes
What you'll be able to do
- Scope a piece of work and get it signed off.
- Make your reasoning and trade-offs legible to non-technical stakeholders.
- Hold a difficult conversation without damaging the relationship.
- See risk early and escalate it well.
- Connect technical decisions to cost, margin and value.
- Grow the people around you instead of absorbing their work.
Course structure
Five modules, 25 lessons
Lesson titles are listed below. The teaching itself lives inside the course.
- What a Technical Leader Is (and Is Not)
- Leadership Styles
- Being Proactive
- Emotional Intelligence and Self-Awareness
- Defining Project Scope
- Owning the Technical Strategy
- Owning the RACI Matrix
- Managing Timelines
- Managing Scope Creep and Gold Plating
- Communication Skills
- Managing Senior Stakeholders
- Negotiation and Influencing Skills
- Escalating Where Necessary
- Creating Audit Trails
- Managing Teams
- Mentorship
- Managing Conflict
- Delegation and Empowerment
- Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Managing Commercials
- Managing Risk
- Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
- Building a Business Case
- Vendor and Third-Party Management
- Career Progression: From Engineer to Leader
What's included
Everything you get
- Video and written lessons
- Downloadable templates and registers
- Worked examples across multiple engineering disciplines
- Practical exercises and knowledge checks
- Lifetime access to updates
Pricing
One price, lifetime access
US$99US$299
One payment. No subscription.
Launch offer price until 31 August 2026. The price returns to US$299 after that.
Questions
Frequently asked
Most people finish in six to eight weeks at a lesson or two a week. It is self-paced, so you can go faster or slower without penalty.
No. The course is written for engineers moving towards leadership as much as for people already leading. If you influence delivery, it applies to you.
No. It is deliberately vendor and technology agnostic. Examples span software, cloud, data, network, security and infrastructure work, and the method holds whichever delivery methodology you use.
Yes. Many people expense it against a training budget, and we can provide an invoice. If your organisation wants several people trained together, see our page for organisations.
The templates, registers and checklists are yours to keep and use on live projects, and you keep access to the lessons including future updates.
Yes. You receive a certificate on completion that you can add to your profile or your professional development record.
Start leading with a method, not instinct.
Foundations of Technical Leadership is 25 self-paced lessons, with templates you can use the same week.
US$99 until 31 August 2026, then US$299.