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And our final clip from Meri Williams talk at CTO Craft is here. Answering the question of how, when she had to quickly skill up her whole team in API Design, why she chose Skiller Whale: https://lnkd.in/erZJfV76

60% of new managers fail within 2 years! They’re often set-up to fail. And it has a huge impact! Teams working for a bad manager perform 15% worse than those who report to a high-performing manager. In other words, on a team of 8 engineers, a bad manager costs you 1.2 full time engineers! And it doesn’t stop there, the engineers on that team are 20% more likely to leave. So how and why do we set new managers up to fail? We set them up to fail when we don’t prepare them for the shift from high performer to delivering through others. They are often unprepared for the change, misunderstand the demands of the role and lack the skill and flexibility to adapt to it. In other words, the skills that allowed them to excel as an individual contributor are different to those they need as a leader. Which often means they’ve not been exposed to the skills they now need or had the opportunity to observe them done well. Providing the custom development opportunities that a new manager needs to build and practise those skills is also a huge challenge for the manager they report to. They no doubt want to develop their new managers, but don’t have the time to create customised coaching plans and practice opportunities for them. Fortunately there is an excellent new option, Skiller Whale’s Power Skills coaching, which provides a customised coaching plan for each member of staff. During the program they receive a 60-90 minute coaching session every fortnight. These small group sessions are led by an expert coach, who helps learners work through exercises to apply their new skills. I’ve been coaching the Power Skills material for several weeks now and I’m really impressed with it. I particularly like that it’s focused on leading and managing engineers rather than being generic management training. I wish it had been available when I first transitioned into a leadership role - I’d have avoided several costly and embarrassing mistakes. If you want to level up your new managers and leaders Skiller Whale are currently offering a free assessment of your team and 40% off the first two sessions that your team takes to help reduce the risk as you look for proof of value. You can contact Skiller Whale for more details here: https://lnkd.in/ePNNqH7k

Meri Williams at CTO Craft Con a couple of weeks ago talking about making a step change in the skills and technology used by her team. "Trust me, it'll cost so much ****ing more if we don't do it" 👏 https://lnkd.in/erJzQf-e

"They don't gush about much, but they gushed about this" A clip from Meri Williams talk at CTO Craft on getting a 235% productivity improvement via an API-first strategy and with Skiller Whale's help to skill up the team. https://lnkd.in/eNmsgK7g

"throughput improved by 235% and cycle time by 40% at Pleo as a result of Skiller Whale's coaching" - Meri Williams

Here's a quick litmus test for whether your company is thinking about 'value' rather than just cash: how does the approval process to spend £300 compare with the approval process to invite 8 senior engineers to a 60-minute meeting?

So excited to share that Skiller Whale is ranked 59th (out of 250) in TIME Magazine's World's Top EdTech Companies of 2024! I'm so proud of the work we're doing to ensure that our customers see impact from our live team coaching sessions not just within their tech teams, but throughout the company 💪 !

We're absolutely thrilled to share that Skiller Whale has been included in TIME Magazine's World's Top EdTech Companies of 2024! Ranking 59 out of 250, this recognition celebrates that we are disrupting the space with Live Team Coaching. This acknowledgment isn't just about a ranking - It's a testament to the fact that our approach is making a real impact, driving productivity gains for technology teams up to 40% and accelerating feature development 4x! To every tech leader, developer, and business executive who has chosen Skiller Whale, thank you for believing in our vision and being part of our journey. Together, we're not just shaping the future of learning; we're leading the charge! Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gbhhm4pE #EdTechInnovation #TimeMagazineTopEdTechCompanies2024 #InnovativeApproach #FutureOfLearning

Thank you John Crickett for articulating so clearly one of the main reasons we built Skiller Whale. Our incredible community of coaches (including John!) is a big part of what makes us different from standard learning offerings.

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