4.9/5 from 140+ new managers
You got promoted. Now lead like you meant it.
3-month leadership coaching for women in tech in their first manager role. Stop doing everyone's work and start leading with calm confidence.
Two-session guarantee: full refund if it isn't useful
- Delegate without redoing the work
- 1:1s your team looks forward to
- Speak up with senior leaders
Clients lead engineering teams in
“I got my evenings back by week six.”
“My team now brings its own agenda to 1:1s.”
“I presented to our VP without my hands shaking.”
The title changed. The week didn't get any easier.
- 01
You still do the work yourself because delegating feels slower.
Delegation - 02
1:1s feel awkward and you're not sure what to say.
1:1s - 03
You hold back in meetings with senior leaders.
Visibility - 04
You work evenings and still feel behind.
Time
None of this means you were the wrong pick. Nobody teaches the jump from great engineer to good manager. That's the part we work on together.
Three months from now, work feels lighter
Four shifts clients notice first, usually in this order.
Your evenings back
You hand off work with clear expectations and stop fixing it yourself at 10pm. Most clients win back several hours a week.
1:1s that actually matter
Real conversations about growth and blockers instead of status updates. You hear about problems weeks earlier.
A voice in the senior room
You say the important thing early and briefly, and hold your ground when a director pushes back.
A team that grows with you
When you stop being the bottleneck, your engineers take on bigger work, and their promotions become your wins.
Everything in the program
Built around your real calendar: the reorg, the underperformer, the skip-level next Tuesday.
- 6 one-on-one sessions60 minutes every two weeks on video, in your time zone.
- Slack support in betweenMessage Maya before a hard conversation. Replies within one working day.
- Ready-to-use templates1:1 agendas, a delegation checklist and a feedback script.
- A personal leadership mapThe 2–3 habits that will change the most for you.
- Prep for big momentsRehearse the roadmap review or tough feedback before it happens.
- L&D-ready paperworkAn invoice and a one-page outline your manager can approve.
From first call to first session in a week
- Day 1 · 20 min
Book a free call
Tell Maya what feels hardest and get an honest answer on whether coaching will help.
- Days 2–5
Get it approved
Send your manager one ready-made email. Your L&D budget usually covers it.
- Weeks 1–2
Map your role
Pick the 2–3 leadership habits that will change the most for you.
- Weeks 3–12
Practice on real situations
Try new habits with your team between sessions, with Maya on Slack when it gets hard.
They stopped second-guessing. So can you.
By week six I stopped rewriting my team's PRs. I got my evenings back, and two of my engineers got promoted.
My 1:1s used to be status updates. Now people bring their own agenda, and I hear about problems weeks earlier.
I presented our roadmap to the VP without my hands shaking. Maya helped me prepare it like an engineer: one claim, three facts.
“I've sent nine new managers to Maya. Every one of them came back delegating better and running sharper 1:1s, and the teams felt it before I did.”
- Elena V., VP of Engineering
- 20 years in software, 8 as an exec
- Leads a 300-person engineering org
- Has hired and trained 40+ managers
Why coaching gets you there faster
You can learn to manage on your own. Coaching just gets you there in months instead of a year of trial and error.
| Best fitCoaching with Maya | Online course | On your own | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built around your real teamYour people, your manager, this week's problem | Yes | No | No |
| Someone to ask when it's hardSlack support between sessions | Yes | No | No |
| Prep for a specific meetingRehearse the review before it happens | Yes | No | No |
| Noticeable change in 3 monthsHabits practised every two weeks | Yes | No | No |
| Refund if it doesn't helpTwo-session guarantee | Yes | No | No |
Priya's week, before and after
Drag the line across her calendar: month 0 on the left, month 3 on the right.
PSPriya S.Engineering Manager, fintechteam of 73-month program, paid by L&D
Before · month 0
- Rewrote her team's pull requests late at night
- 1:1s were 30 minutes of status updates
- Stayed quiet in leadership meetings
After · month 3
- Handed code reviews to two senior engineers by week 6
- 1:1s run on her engineers' own agendas
- Presents the roadmap to the VP herself
Is this for you?
A good fit if you…
- lead an engineering team for the first time, or have for under two years
- were promoted from an individual contributor role
- want practical habits you can try next week, not theory
- can give it one hour every two weeks
Not the right fit if you…
- are going through burnout or a hard time personally. A therapist is the right person for that
- want a certificate or a group course
- already manage other managers
Not sure which side you're on? Book the free call and Maya will tell you honestly.
One program. One price. No upsells.
Most clients use their company's learning & development budget. Maya sends an invoice and a one-page outline your manager can approve.
Get it approved in one email
Most clients don't pay for coaching themselves. Their company does, from the learning & development budget.
- Send your manager the email. Copy it, add their name and yours.
- Maya sends the paperwork. An invoice and a one-page outline for your L&D team.
- You start. Your first session goes in the calendar.
Subject: Leadership coaching from our L&D budget
Hi [Manager's name],
I'd like to use our learning & development budget for a 3-month leadership coaching program with Maya Reed. It's built for first-time engineering managers: six one-on-one sessions on delegation, 1:1s and feedback, using real situations from our team.
The cost is $1,800 paid in full (or 3 monthly payments of $620). Maya sends an invoice and a one-page program outline, and offers a full refund if it isn't useful after the first two sessions.
I think it would help me grow the team faster. Happy to talk it through.
Thanks,
[Your name]
I remember how lonely that first year felt
I was a backend engineer for seven years, then got promoted to lead a team of six, and spent my first year doing everyone's code reviews at midnight.
Later I ran engineering teams of 40 at two SaaS companies. Since 2021 I've coached women through their first manager role, so they can skip the year I lost.
— Maya
Questions clients ask before booking
Will my company pay for this?
Often, yes. Most tech companies have a learning budget, and leadership coaching is one of the easiest things to get approved. You get an invoice, a one-page outline and a ready-made email for your manager.
What if I don't have time?
It's one hour every two weeks. The point is to give you time back: most clients say delegation alone frees up several hours a week by the second month.
How is this different from a course?
A course teaches general frameworks. Here you work on your team, your manager and the conversation you're dreading this week, and adjust as you go.
What happens on the free call?
Twenty minutes on video. You share what's hard right now, Maya asks a few questions and suggests one thing to try. If the program fits, she'll explain it. If not, she'll say so.
What if it doesn't work for me?
Then you don't pay for it. If after the first two sessions coaching isn't useful, tell Maya and she refunds the full program. No forms, no awkward conversation.
I'm not sure I'm "manager material." Is this for me?
Almost every client says this on the first call. Someone promoted you for good reasons. Coaching helps you see them too.
Let's talk for 20 minutes.
Bring the thing that's on your mind this week. You'll leave with one idea to try, whether or not we work together.
Free, no sales pitch. And a full refund if the program isn't useful.