did you know running first-time managers through a leadership development program offers a
29% ROI in the first 3 months?
it’s time to invest in your organizations future aNd convert your talent into leaders
I'm Doug Howard - a licensed engineer, whose true passion is people.
As an engineering manager, I transformed a start-up team of 5 into a global leading 40 person department - but growing at this scale required a holistic approach to leadership.
Instead of measuring production KPI’s or tech skills - I focused on helping each person become a better leader.
This is the key ingredient to exponential growth, and after seeing the impact it had on each person - I was inspired to take it further!
After ditching the traditional methods, I developed my own framework around understanding human behavior and psychology -
which allows my clients to build their leadership style around their natural personality, strengths, and core values.
Today as a leadership coach and consultant -
I support companies that are eager to develop talent in their own organizations to leverage the power of strong leadership.
If you are interested in learning about
how I can support your leaders,
please fill out the form below and I’ll be in contact soon.
Corporate services
Corporate services include executive coaching, private group coaching, training programs for leaders, and speaking opportunities. These are fully customizable for your team and needs.
Webinars & Workshops
Webinars are focused on delivering information and knowledge to larger audiences, as well as providing an overview of a specific topic or introducing new concepts. They range from 60 to 90 minutes with open Q & A at the end, and they are ideal for helping your team gain broad exposure to a topic.
Workshops provide a deeper learning experience with a focus on skill development and practical application of knowledge. Participants actively engage with the material through exercises, discussions, breakout sessions, and group activities - allowing them to gain hands-on experience and practice with applying their new skills. Sessions range from half-day to full-day, and they are ideal for those seeking to gain practical skills and knowledge through active participation and implementation.
Here are a few of the most popular training webinar and workshop topics:
Giving and Receiving Effective Feedback
Delegation and Empowerment
Coaching and Mentoring for Engineering Growth
Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Strategies
Active Listening and Communication Skills for Leaders
Remote Team Management and Collaboration
Note: This is not our full catalog of topics, and customized training webinars and workshops can be developed to meet your specific needs.
Group Programs
Management Blueprint for Engineers
What is it: A 6 week group coaching program gives your engineering managers all the foundational skills needed for them to effectively build and manage high performing engineering teams.
Each of your managers will leave with the tools, and the confidence, to cultivate a team culture where everyone is fully engaged, working to their strengths, and striving to reach their full potential.
Each manager will develop the key skills for managing a team - from delegation, conflict resolution, and how to coach and mentor their team, to elevating their team’s performance - this foundational course will get your managers on the fastest path to success.
Who it is for: This training program is perfect for new and emerging managers who want to make sure they have all the foundational skills needed to be effective and successful in their transition to management - as well as experienced engineering managers (1-3 years) who never learned these critical skills, or simply need a refresher in these areas.
You can reserve cohorts exclusively for inside your organization, OR enroll your engineering managers as part of a blended cohort that includes leaders from other organizations.
Leadership Accelerator for Engineers
What is it: An 8 week group coaching program that transforms your engineering managers and directors from MANAGER to LEADER - by removing the complexities behind understanding, motivating, influencing, and leading upward, downward, and cross-functionally.
The goal is for each of your leaders to develop a “people first” mindset - along with the tools, knowledge, and self-awareness that will empower them to increase their impact beyond their teams and throughout your organization.
Each leader receives their own Personal Leadership Profile and a private 1:1 coaching session that provides insights into their natural strengths, weaknesses, decision-making, and how they think - so that they can build a leadership style that’s directly aligned with their natural personality and core values. They also gain powerful systems, strategies, and frameworks for enhancing their relationships, adapting their communication style, disarming emotional biases, and influencing all types of people.
Who it is for: This training program is perfect for experienced engineering managers and directors who are ready to use people skills and influence as a tool for creating efficiencies, building partnerships, and increasing their impact on their people - and at every level of your organization.
You can reserve cohorts exclusively for inside your organization, OR enroll your engineering managers as part of a blended cohort that includes leaders from other organizations.
Personalized Coaching
Individual and Group Coaching & Mentorship
What is it: A customized monthly ongoing training program designed to provide your engineering leaders with ongoing prescriptive and curated leadership training & development support and resources.
Each individual and group session begins with a lesson surrounding a specific topic, followed by a mix of training exercises, reactive coaching, group discussions, real time feedback, open Q & A, homework, and implementation plans for putting everything they learn immediately into action.
The training topics are reactive and tailored to the biggest challenges and growth opportunities for your engineering leader(s). In addition to the training topics listed in Webinars & Workshops and Group Programs, here a few examples of topics we would cover:
Communication Skills
Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
Stress Management
Strategic Thinking
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Managing Managers and Building Leaders
Change Management
Keeping Remote Teams Engaged
Time Management and Prioritization
Transitioning from IC to Leader (for New Leaders)
Your First 90 Days as a Manager (for New Leaders)
Resetting Relationships with Peers (for New Leaders)
Who it is for: Personalized individual 1:1 coaching is for engineering leaders who have a lot of potential, but aren’t getting where they want to (or could be) as a leader on their own - as well as for leaders who are facing a lot of unique challenges that require personalized attention.
Personalized group coaching is for a small team of leaders who are facing similar challenges, and looking to grow in the same areas, as each other - as well as a group leaders who need to improve their ability to work together, leverage each other’s strengths, and find opportunities to partner with each other to support the organization’s goals.