Technology leadership: you ship in two-week sprints. Your managers get developed once a year at an offsite.
The Reality
Your managers grew up in an engineering culture. Most were never taught to lead one.
Reduction in Engineering Manager Turnover
Faster New Manager Ramp-Up
Cross-Team Leadership Consistency
The Problem
You've tried coaching, workshops, and manager bootcamps. Here is why they don't hold.
Today - Ungoverned
Why training alone fails here
- Leadership workshops feel disconnected from the pace of tech environments
- Managers see development as a distraction from shipping and sprint commitments
- No common leadership language between engineering, product, and go-to-market teams
- One-time training creates awareness but not behavior change in fast-moving cultures
- Coaching budgets get cut when growth targets tighten, and behaviors revert immediately
Installed - Governed
What changes when it's installed
- Engineering managers leading people as well as they manage technical work
- Distributed teams experiencing consistent leadership regardless of location
- New managers ramping up faster with established frameworks and clear expectations
- Retention improving as engineers experience genuine leadership, not just management
- Cross-functional alignment strengthening between engineering, product, and business
- Leadership development keeping pace with company growth instead of falling behind
What We Install
What changes in technology
What your engineering managers, product leads, and people managers gain when the behavioral system is installed.
The 6-Step Performance Engine
Every installation runs the same six steps, in order. Skip one and the standard doesn't hold, it just gets announced.
Winning
Identity
Behavior
Tolerance
Standards
Performance
“You ship code in two-week sprints but develop leaders once a year at an offsite. Your engineering culture deserves a leadership system that moves at the same pace.”
Reinforcement
Reinforcement cadence (MMI)
Installation without reinforcement fails. Here's how we sustain the change.
Weekly MMI
Leadership conversations across all management levels
Bi-Weekly Accountability
Peer sessions adapted for async and distributed teams
Monthly Calibration
Senior leadership alignment to address drift before it compounds
Quarterly Reviews
Reinforcement reviews to reset standards as the org scales
Doctrine
“People do not get what they want. They get what they create.”
We install the systems that create the outcome - not the wish for it.
Drift Check™
Free 5-minute self-diagnostic. See where pressure is bending your default leadership behavior.
Drift Audit™
$10,000
A ~7-week formal management diagnostic that pinpoints exactly where the standard is drifting - with evidence.
Preparation for Installation
From $6,500 per seat
Preparation is LLI’s distinct 12-session, two-phase program. It builds foundational leadership disciplines as a first step toward GDD, not the full organizational operating system.
Executive / Team Installation
$12,500 per leader
This installation puts GDD leadership practices to work within the agreed team. Full organizational installation requires CEO ownership and a connected approach across the business.
Enterprise Installation
From $90,000
Full GDD deployment from the CEO through the organization, including both the Structural and Behavioral Engines. 8-phase curriculum; request current program details.
Ongoing Governance
$5,000-$10,000 per month
Continued weekly MMI, Recovery within 24 hours, and Recognition within the installed scope.
Installation Partner Certification
From $20,000
Become certified to deliver GDD installations inside your own organization or practice.