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Igor

As far as I’ve understood, being able to talk to people and listen to them is crucial in a team leader’s work. I used to think that the functions of project management were more important.

The key insight was negotiations issue. Before I would take the position of power and put pressure on my opponents, now I realize how inefficient it was.

Indeed, in my opinion the course is great not only for those who want to become team leaders, but for everyone who works in IT.

Slava

The course has given me a lot. The main thing I’ve gained is probably the self-confidence. When the course finished, I already knew what I wanted to do and how. All the tips offered in the course came from real work experience, that’s why they were especially valuable.

The new knowledge was an advantage at my job interview. I put more effort into preparing for the technical part of it. As for the management part, I was confident in my knowledge and able to successfully answer all the questions about organization of processes, business interactions, conflict management, etc. Now I have much more confidence in my team. I’ve got rid of constant fear of doing something wrong. So, I’m really thankful for this course. It has been an awesome boost in my career and personal development.

Anthony

I became a team leader a month after the course. The course was really helpful, I’m trying to implement most of its ideas in my current work. I’ve brought in the idea of video-reports for the testers and introduced a duty system.

Vladimir

I’ve gained a lot of confidence. I’ve realized, that what I’ve been doing wasn’t bad at all. I even partly overcame the imposter syndrome.

I’ve systematized my knowledge in team management, recruitment, and, by and large, come to better understanding of business.

I’d recommend the course to developers, managers, team leaders and even CTOs.

I especially appreciated the fact that the course teachers, as well as the invited specialists, were practicians. These guys teach you what they practice inside their own jobs. It’s precious.

Surprisingly, I turned out to be quite decent in negotiating and recruitment, though it seemed different at the start. The main thing I am to improve is the quality of coding. Interestingly, this course was the first and only of the three IT courses for team leaders I’ve had so far that tackled the aspect of coding quality at all.

It wasn’t always convenient to take part in online Q&A-sessions, but I didn’t mind watching the records of them, especially in x2 speed. The homework feedback was really helpful. That’s what has shown me my strengths and weaknesses. The home tasks were challenging and exciting, and the deadlines kept me in tonus.

Andrew

The course has given me the opportunity to review my approaches to various aspects of the leader’s job, look at my problems from a different perspective, get some feedback and raise awareness.

With the help of the new knowledge, I have set a long-term development plan for myself and my team. I sincerely recommend the course to project managers, team leaders, product managers and everyone who helps to solve business tasks and manages groups of people. It would also be very beneficial to senior programmers and those who just consider a leading role as a possible career step.

Asanali

The course contains unusual thought-provoking home tasks, plenty of additional materials, which are sufficient for maybe a year ahead. The processes issue was a pain in our team, so this topic was especially acute.

The processes used to be chaotic, now they are steadily improving. Our team has come to better mutual understanding. "The more independent the people working in your team, the less control techniques are required." I realized the cause of my past problems and how I should have prevented or solved them. The problem wasn’t the processes, but me and the people around me.

I recommend the course to all who work in a team, first of all to product managers.