A SELF-PACED COURSE FOR ENGINEERS-TURNED-MANAGERS

Manager Foundations Course

Develop the skills you need to be successful in your first management role and build a solid foundation for your entire career.

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IS THIS COURSE RIGHT FOR YOU?

If you're wondering...

What exactly is my job now?
How do I show up as a leader (without faking it)?
How do I manage peers, deliver feedback, or juggle team and technical work?
What does “developing people” actually look like?

You don’t have to figure it all out on your own.

Manager Foundations is made for technical minds like yours and gives you the tools, frameworks, and confidence to lead well.

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✅ Communicate like a manager
Deliver clear, timely messages that lead to action, while understanding what makes communication land (or not).

✅ Set clear goals and expectations
Establish meaningful, aligned objectives for your team, so people know what’s expected, and why it matters.

✅ Navigate performance conversations with confidence
Whether it’s feedback, conflict, or a tough one-on-one, you’ll have the language and mindset to approach it well.

✅ Build personal habits that fuel performance
Design small but powerful habits that reduce overwhelm, increase focus, and bring consistency to your work.

✅ Lead from your strengths
Understand your leadership style so you can be effective and authentic without burning out trying to be someone else.

✅ Develop others and grow your career
Build development plans, recognize readiness, and understand the full leadership pipeline so you can support others (and yourself) through each stage.

✅ Motivate without micromanagement
Create the conditions for your team to thrive by tapping into intrinsic motivation instead of relying on carrots and sticks.

✅ Lead your team through change
Understand what makes change succeed or stall and how to help your team through it.

TWELVE CURATED MODULES

From strengths and habits to feedback and leadership, this is the complete management crash course for engineers and technical professionals.

FLUFF-FREE VIDEO LESSONS

Self-paced video segments introduce and reinforce key responsibilities and skills and are designed to get to the core of the topic.

ASSESSMENTS, TEMPLATES, AND FRAMEWORKS

The course includes a strengths assessment and each module provides tools and resources you can start using immediately with your team.

LIFETIME COURSE ACCESS

Follow our recommended schedule, or take it at your pace, revisiting lessons when you need them. You can come back to the course any time in your career.

REV Ø ONLINE COMMUNITY ACCESS

Your purchase includes a one-year subscription to Rev 0 online Connect (a $490 value), so you'll have a group of peers learning and growing alongside you.

LEARN ANYWHERE

Access Rev 0 online and the Manager Foundations course from your favorite device.

Built by an engineer-turned-psychologist. Proven in the real world.

Manager Foundations was created by a leadership coach with deep experience in global corporations and fast-moving startups. The live coaching program has already helped dozens of technical managers earn promotions, improve team trust, and lead with clarity.

Now available as a self-paced course.

This online, self-paced course includes the same great tools, structure, and focus on meaningful change that made the live version so effective.

Here's what some of our graduates say...

“Rev 0 helped take me from an engineer who frankly didn’t understand what managers do all day to someone who knows specifically what managers do but also what skills a great manager has and the tools to work towards developing those skills.”

“I gained valuable insights into effective communication, strategic decision-making, and team collaboration. The tools and techniques learned are already helping to improve morale, productivity, and overall team cohesion. I highly recommend the program to anyone seeking to develop and strengthen their leadership capabilities. It's a worthwhile investment that yields tangible results and empowers individuals to excel in their roles.”

“I now have a deeper understanding of the diverse personalities on my team, what drives them, and how to support their growth while fostering a culture of positive change. Thanks to the tools and insights I gained through the program, I feel fully prepared to begin my transition into management with confidence.”

This course is built for first-time managers with technical backgrounds, especially engineers who’ve been promoted into leadership but haven’t had formal training. If you're managing a team, giving feedback, or setting direction for others, this course is for you. If you aren't a manager yet, the concepts in this course will be valuable for you; however, without the benefit of immediately applying what you learn, you can expect your retention of key concepts to diminish. With lifetime course access, however, you can learn now and come back for a second time once you get promoted!

We've read all the books, and there are a few we think you should read too, but this Manager Foundations course is about more than knowledge transfer. It's designed to give you things to do, so that you learn, try, refine, and do again. Our tools, templates, and lessons guide you in loop learning. We've tried it all, and we give you what works. You also get to learn from others across companies and industries about what works for them.

In only 24 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 12 weeks, you'll complete the course and experience significant personal and professional growth! Inside, you'll find guides for completing the course over 3 months, 6 months, or 1 year. You choose your pace.

Request a refund after your first lesson and within 5 days of purchase for a full refund.

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