Fast-Track To Tech Leadership: From Snr Developer To Manager

Your Career Acceleration Journey - Five Strategic Modules

What you'll learn

Position yourself strategically for leadership roles and demonstrate management potential before promotion

Master influence-building frameworks to accelerate career advancement without formal authority

Develop high-impact communication skills that separate leadership candidates from peers

Build trust and visibility with stakeholders to fast-track promotion to engineering manager

Create systematic approaches to team leadership that showcase your readiness for management roles

Requirements

3+ years professional experience in software development, engineering, or technical roles with promotion aspirations

Currently in senior developer or similar role actively seeking advancement to team lead or engineering manager

No prior leadership training required - designed specifically for ambitious technical professionals

Basic understanding of team dynamics and willingness to develop influence and communication skills

Commitment to implementing strategic positioning activities and leadership frameworks in current role

Description

Are you a skilled developer ready to accelerate your career progression but unsure how to demonstrate leadership potential before you're actually promoted? You're not alone. Most technical professionals wait for leadership opportunities to come to them, while others strategically position themselves for rapid advancement.This comprehensive course reveals the career acceleration roadmap that transforms senior developers into engineering managers through proven frameworks designed specifically for technical minds. Based on Andrew Murphy's decade of technology leadership experience and his successful Tech Leaders Launchpad program, you'll gain the strategic positioning skills and leadership foundations needed to fast-track your promotion to management.What makes this course your competitive advantage? Unlike generic career advice, this course provides the exact frameworks and positioning strategies that help technical professionals stand out for leadership roles. You'll learn how to demonstrate leadership impact before having the title, build the influence needed for promotion, and seamlessly transition from individual contributor to team leader.Your Career Acceleration Journey - Five Strategic Modules:Module 1: Developing Your Leadership MindsetPosition yourself as a leader before you have the title. Master the fundamental transition from individual contributor to leadership candidate, understand what leadership truly means in technical environments, and develop the confidence needed for decision-making in complex scenarios. You'll embrace your leadership potential and build the personal leadership philosophy that sets you apart.Module 2: Staying Productive as a LeaderDemonstrate your readiness for leadership responsibilities by mastering the productivity challenges that come with management roles. Learn proven time management strategies that show you can handle leadership workload, develop systems to balance technical work with strategic initiatives, and show stakeholders you're ready for the next level.Module 3: Delegating and Managing Tasks EffectivelyShowcase your leadership potential by learning to multiply your impact through others. Understand what success means in a team context, develop ownership in your current role, and gain practical frameworks for mentoring and guiding other team members. You'll move beyond individual achievement to demonstrating team-building capabilities.Module 4: Building Trust and Communication as a LeaderDevelop the communication skills that separate management candidates from individual contributors. Learn to navigate relationships with peers and stakeholders, master difficult conversations, and discover how to give and receive actionable feedback. You'll build the trust and influence needed for promotion consideration.Module 5: Communication and Influence SkillsAccelerate your visibility and impact through advanced communication techniques. Learn to communicate efficiently across different audiences, develop skills in providing vision and influencing without formal authority, and build the collaborative relationships that leadership teams value. You'll master the influence skills that get you noticed for leadership opportunities.What Makes This Your Promotion Advantage:This course follows Andrew Murphy's proven progression specifically designed to help technical professionals demonstrate leadership readiness. Each module builds your promotion case with practical frameworks, real-world examples, and strategic positioning activities that show you're ready for the next level.Total Learning Experience: Over 10 hours of comprehensive video content with career-focused exercises and downloadable frameworks.What You'll Gain:Strategic positioning for leadership opportunities and rapid promotionPractical frameworks to demonstrate leadership impact before having the titleInfluence-building tools you can implement immediately in your current roleProven strategies to avoid the career-limiting mistakes that keep talented developers stuckA clear roadmap for accelerated leadership advancement

Overview

Section 1: Developing your leadership mindset

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Understanding Leadership

Lecture 3 Key Skills for Effective Leadership

Lecture 4 Balancing Tech, People, Business, and Delivery Methodologies

Lecture 5 Embracing Leadership

Lecture 6 Understanding Your Leadership Philosophy

Lecture 7 Conclusion

Lecture 8 Homework and Reflection

Section 2: Staying productive as a leader

Lecture 9 Introduction

Lecture 10 Time Management Strategies

Lecture 11 Calendar Management

Lecture 12 Knowing When and How to Say “No”

Lecture 13 Balancing Reactive vs Proactive Work

Lecture 14 Conclusion

Section 3: Delegating and managing tasks effectively

Lecture 15 Introduction

Lecture 16 Understanding Success in a Team Context

Lecture 17 Accountability vs. Responsibility

Lecture 18 Ownership In Your Leadership Role

Lecture 19 Delegating Effectively

Lecture 20 Conclusion

Lecture 21 Homework/Reflection Activity

Section 4: Communication and building trust and as a leader

Lecture 22 Introduction

Lecture 23 Navigating Prior Relationships

Lecture 24 Debugging Difficult Conversations - Intro

Lecture 25 Debugging Difficult Conversations - Worksheet

Lecture 26 Debugging Difficult Conversations - Worksheet Example 1

Lecture 27 Debugging Difficult Conversations - Worksheet Example 2

Lecture 28 Giving and Receiving Actionable Feedback - Intro

Lecture 29 Giving and Receiving Actionable Feedback - Worksheet

Lecture 30 Giving and Receiving Actionable Feedback - Worksheet Example 1

Lecture 31 Giving and Receiving Actionable Feedback - Worksheet Example 2

Lecture 32 The importance of Trust and how to build it - Intro

Lecture 33 The importance of Trust and how to build it - Worksheet

Lecture 34 The importance of Trust and how to build it - Worksheet Example 1

Lecture 35 The importance of Trust and how to build it - Worksheet Example 2

Lecture 36 Conclusion

Lecture 37 Homework/Reflection Activity

Section 5: Building peer relationships

Lecture 38 Introduction

Lecture 39 The Role of Your Peer Relationships in Your Work

Lecture 40 Communicating Efficiently and Effectively - Intro

Lecture 41 Communicating Efficiently and Effectively - Worksheet

Lecture 42 Communicating Efficiently and Effectively - Worksheet Example 1

Lecture 43 Communicating Efficiently and Effectively - Worksheet Example 2

Lecture 44 Providing a vision and influencing people - Intro

Lecture 45 Providing a vision and influencing people - Worksheet

Lecture 46 Providing a vision and influencing people - Worksheet Example 1

Lecture 47 Providing a vision and influencing people - Worksheet Example 2

Lecture 48 Resolving Conflict - Intro

Lecture 49 Resolving Conflict - Worksheet

Lecture 50 Resolving Conflict - Worksheet Example 1

Lecture 51 Resolving Conflict - Worksheet Example 2

Lecture 52 Your Peers as Advisors and Mentors

Lecture 53 Conclusion

Section 6: Building a network of advisors

Lecture 54 Introduction

Lecture 55 Why is having mentors and coaches important?

Lecture 56 Where do you find advisors?

Lecture 57 How do you ask them to help?

Lecture 58 How do you make the most of your advisors?

Lecture 59 How do you end the relationship with your advisor respectfully?

Lecture 60 Getting an Advisor Worksheet

Lecture 61 Getting an Advisor Worksheet - Example

Lecture 62 Conclusion

Section 7: Turning overwhelm into opportunity

Lecture 63 Introduction

Lecture 64 Defining Overwhelm in Tech Leadership

Lecture 65 Impact of Overwhelm on Leadership and Teams

Lecture 66 Factors Contributing to Overwhelm

Lecture 67 Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in Leadership

Lecture 68 The Five Components of Emotional Intelligence

Lecture 69 Resilience in Leadership

Lecture 70 Adaptability as a Key Leadership Skill

Lecture 71 Conclusion

Senior developers and engineers actively seeking promotion to team lead or engineering manager positions,Ambitious technical professionals who want to accelerate their career progression and stand out for leadership roles,High-performing individual contributors ready to transition from technical excellence to people leadership,Technical professionals frustrated with slow career advancement who want proven strategies for faster promotion,Software engineers and developers who want to demonstrate leadership potential and build influence before management promotion