If you could move forward on ONE thing today, would you...
- Make sure your upcoming project is planned properly, so you'll succeed?
- Speak frankly with a team member so they will improve?
- Improve your agile process?
- Have that difficult conversation you've been dreading?
- Figure out who your next hire should be?
- Make a plan to build a team that doesn't need your constant oversight?
- Something else?
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The Solve A Hard Problem, Today will break through the roadblocks you have on your hardest problem. Guaranteed.
This is perfect if you need to...
- Improve your management practices, confidence, and focus
- Build a team that delivers on-time and in-budget
- Delegate effectively so you don't have to be involved in every project
- Get the results you need from your team the first time
- Learn to give feedback to correct behavior (without conflict!)
- Ensure your developers stay 100% productive on the important things
- Correct (and fire) poor performers in a humane and fair manner
- Bring joy and sanity back to your work!
Here's how a "Problem Solving Session" works...
Pre-Session Questionnaire
I'll send you some questions to fill out before we meet, so we're both ready to have a productive working session.
You can choose to either focus on ONE problem that you want to solve, or use the session to diagnose the problem you're really having so you can work on it.
One Private Working Session (about 90 - 120 minutes)
We dive into your situation and find actions you can take TODAY to improve your projects and your team.
We'll also outline a set of next steps you can take to make forward progress quickly.
I’ll high-five you, advise you and call “baloney” on your excuses, leaving you with a smile on your face and a plan to move forward. Guaranteed.
Post-Session Video and Action Plan
I'll send you a recording of our session and a recap of our action plan. I'll also send over recommended resources books, blogs or other items you'll find useful based on your goals.
Money Back Guarantee
At the end of our session, I'll ask if this was valuable, or if you'd like your money back.
If it didn't meet your expectations, I'll refund your money while we're on the line. No pressure, just help that works for you. Guaranteed.
Solve A Hard Problem, Today: $599 (with follow-up)
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What people say about working with me...
I require every new manager that reports to me to sign up for Marcus's newsletter, and often discuss it in staff meetings. Leadership with a capital "L" is a real part of the discipline I now bring to the coaching experience with my team.
I continue to work one-on-one with Marcus to this day, and I hope I will always be able to lean on him and dialog about challenges.
He is worth way more than you can ever pay him.
Andrew Coven, Director of Content Acquisition Engineering, Netflix
Oddly, I felt like I would be unable to put this new information and ideas into action, and would therefore feel worse about myself than before.
I actually found the opposite. Working with Marcus has been the best form of support I could ask for. He helps me question bad assumptions, brainstorm better solutions, and he's taught me how to manage people without screwing up.
I like the small group focus. I find that the focused attention helps dig deeper into troubling issues.
Jonathan Wold, CMO of XWP.com
I became much more confident as a manager very quickly. Within a few calls with you, I was already doing a better job of working with people and communicating with others. You also completely shifted my mindset on how to build and scale my operations.
Jake Jorgovan, Owner of Outbound Creative
"I've got a few questions before I'm ready..."
I’m too busy to put something new into practice.
It might seem like you’re too busy to spend time learning to manage but that’s short-sighted. You're already spending time thrashing between blogs, YouTube, and books to find a silver bullet. Why not work with someone who's been there, and get your problem solved?
I’m not a good enough manager to inspire people to be loyal.
Nah! If you can learn to code (a completely foreign thing to humans!) you can learn to relate to another human being. This isn’t rocket science, and like any skill, it can be learned with a bit of practice.
I’ll be unable to put these ideas into practice where I work.
I have never found an organization where these practices could not be implemented, from agencies, to start-ups, to enterprises. Like anything worth doing, it will require effort on your part, but you will not be alone.
I don’t have the authority to make the kind of changes needed.
Your boss doesn’t want to see you fail, so he's also motivated to see you successful. We’ll explore how you can work with upper management to create the kind of environment your people need to be happy and productive.
How do I know you are qualified to teach this?
I’ve been hiring and leading software teams for 16 years at global enterprises, start-ups and my own software company. I’ve helped hundreds of managers retain their most valuable employees and become the leaders their team deserves.
My "Time is Precious" Guarantee
If you decide this was a waste of your time, I'll immediately give 100% of your money back, plus $100. No questions asked. I want you to be happy with your decision to work with me.
Why should you buy from me?
My mission is to elevate the art of managing your development team.
For too long, we've made hero's of brilliant developers (e.g. Linus Torvalds, John Carmack), and mocked the idea of "brilliant managers".
I know great development managers who are doing the job because they agreed to "take one for the team". They left the development work they loved to do a job no one wanted.
Let's face it, the social icon most associated with technical management is the anti-role model named "The Pointy Haired Boss" from the cartoon Dilbert.
It's time for technical management to stop being a dirty word. It's time to stop believing that you need to just get out of the way of your brilliant developers.
It's time to create the next generation of great development managers. I hope you will join me.
One Problem Solving Session: $599
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PS: IF COACHING ISN'T A GOOD FIT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN ALWAYS READ MY NEWSLETTER FOR FREE, OR JOIN MY #SOFTWAREMANAGERS SLACK ROOM, WHERE I PROVIDE A LOT OF HELPFUL ADVICE FOR MANAGING TEAMS.