Situations

The situations I coach most often, each with how it usually goes, how long it takes and whether there is a place right now.

Burnout

Situation 1 a

Burned out, no vacation days left You have done the sabbatical math and it does not work. We start with what a normal week actually costs you, in hours, before we decide anything. Status Open Length 6 sessions Format Video or Fremont Usually Senior engineers and leads

Situation 10 a

Returning after parental leave Everything shipped without you and you still know how it works. We rebuild the week around the person you are now, not the one who left. Status Open Length 6 sessions Format Video or Fremont Usually Engineers and managers returning

Career moves

Situation 2 a

Good at a job you no longer want Leaving something you are excellent at is harder than leaving something you are bad at. We separate the job from the identity before we touch the decision. Status Open Length 6 sessions Format Video or Fremont Usually Staff engineers, principals

Situation 4 a

The offer you cannot decide on Two weeks, one decision, a spreadsheet that keeps changing. We get the real criteria on the table and make the call in three sessions, not twelve. Status Open Length 3 sessions Format Video Usually Anyone with a deadline

Situation 7 a

The performance review that stung One paragraph of feedback has been living in your head for a month. We read it once more, properly, and decide what to do with it and what to leave alone. Status Open Length 4 sessions Format Video or Fremont Usually Anyone after a hard review

Situation 8 a

Staff engineer, no path forward The ladder ends and the org is not sure what you are for. We write the role you actually want, then the case for it, then decide who to send it to. Status Waitlist Length 6 sessions Format Video Usually Staff and principal engineers

Leading

Situation 3 a

First ninety days as a manager The promotion came with a calendar and no instructions. We build the two lists: what only you can do now, and what you have to stop doing. Status Waitlist Length 8 sessions Format Video Usually New engineering managers

Situation 9 a

Leading a team through layoffs Half the team is gone and the other half is watching you. We work on the next four weeks, one meeting at a time, and on the part where you are also a person. Status Open Length 4 sessions Format Video Usually Managers and directors

Founders

Situation 5 a

After the exit The wire landed, the Slack went quiet. Twelve months of what now, compressed into a plan you can stand behind and say out loud at dinner. Status Open Length 8 sessions Format Video or Fremont Usually Founders, first-time operators

Situation 6 a

Running on a founder's schedule Seed round in, sleep out. We find the one hour a day that is actually yours and build the week around defending it, because the company needs you in a year too. Status Open Length 6 sessions Format Video Usually Seed and Series A founders

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