Tech Lead Development
Practical workshop series that empower Tech Leads to shift from technical delivery to outcome ownership and effective team leadership.
Overview
Develop Tech Leads who take ownership of outcomes, not just code, and move beyond being the bottleneck to enabling their teams to succeed.
Tech Leads will develop the mindset, leadership capabilities and practical tools to:
- Own outcomes, not just technical delivery
- Build autonomous teams
- Reduce bottlenecks and improve team effectiveness
- Lead through coaching and influence
- A clearer understanding of their role as a Tech Lead.
# Workshop series breakdown
Workshop 1 - 2 hours
When AI changes the work engineers love
Explore how AI affects the craft, identity and confidence, and how Tech Leads' can adapt while keeping a meaningful connection to their work.
Workshop 2 - 2 hours
The changing role of a Tech Lead
Clarify what Tech Leads are responsible for, how AI changes those expectations and where their leadership can make the biggest difference.
Workshop 3 - 2 hours
Owning outcomes, not just technical delivery
Connect engineering decisions to business and team goals, define what success looks like and assess results beyond technical delivery.
Workshop 4 - 2 hours
Time management and trade-offs
Work out high value tasks to balance delivery with leadership when there's competing priorities.
Workshop 5 - 2 hours
Delegation and leading through others
Delegate work and decisions with clear expectations and support, so colleagues can take ownership without being the bottleneck.
Workshop 6 - 2 hours
Coaching for team effectiveness
Coach their team to work through challenges and take ownership for their work.
Proposed programme. Discuss your team's needs with Andrew to refine the individual workshops.
OUTCOMES
# Tech Leads that go beyond the code
A clearer understanding of their role as a Tech Lead.
Tools to delegate and distribute ownership.
Techniques to reduce dependency on themselves.
Tools to delegate and distribute ownership.
Time management tools to prfioritize high value work.
Being able to support and coach their team
01
Discuss your team’s needs
Share your challenges and goals with Andrew so he can confirm the programme’s fit and refine its focus for your team.
02
Confirm your cohort
Agree who will take part, along with the starting dates, delivery format and price.
03
Build a more effective team
Your engineers have new ways of thinking and working, with approaches they can apply to everyday challenges.
# Meet Andrew Murphy
Engineering Leader & Educator
Andrew’s career has taken him from developer to CTO, leading engineering teams and shipping products at scale-ups and enterprises.
He brings that experience, alongside his work as CTO of an AI health-tech company, to workshops about the responsibilities engineers face beyond writing code.
- Tech leadership educator
- 20+ yrs exp (Software engineer to CTO)
- Creator of Tech Leaders Launchpad
- CTO at AI health-tech company, PatientNotes.app
# Questions about the programme
What do your engineers need to do differently?
Tell Andrew about your team and the responsibilities you want them to develop. Start the conversation with this programme in mind.
Prefer to talk? Book a time with Andrew.