SCENARIO LIBRARY

Leadership Scenarios

Practice realistic team situations through email-based simulations. Each scenario develops specific leadership capabilities you can apply the same week.

MANAGEMENT TRACK

Engineering Manager Scenarios

You're the Engineering Manager at DataFlow. Navigate team dynamics, difficult conversations, and competing priorities.

The Burnout Blindspot

Free

Recognizing and responding to team member burnout

5-7 day simulationBeginner

First email from Sarah Chen

The Trade-Off

Prioritizing under pressure when there's no right answer

3-5 day simulationIntermediate

First email from Alex Rivera

The Management Pipeline

Navigating succession planning with competing stakeholder concerns

3-5 day simulationAdvanced

First email from Jennifer Park

The Quiet Resignation

Recognizing disengagement when the signals are subtle and the metrics look fine

3-5 day simulationIntermediate

First email from Lisa Huang

The Reorg

Restructuring your org when every option has a human cost

3-5 day simulationAdvanced

First email from Jordan Ellis

STAFF+ IC TRACK

Staff Engineer Scenarios

You're a Staff Engineer at DataFlow. Influence without authority, drive technical decisions, and navigate organizational politics.

The Platform Proposal

Free

Influence without authority — proposing a shared solution when nobody asked you to

3-5 day simulationBeginner

First email from Raj Mehta

The Invisible Architecture

Defining your own scope when your most important contributions are invisible

3-5 day simulationIntermediate

First email from Raj Mehta

The Monolith Trap

Pushing back on a VP's migration plan when the momentum is already against you

3-5 day simulationIntermediate

First email from Jordan Ellis

The Architecture Tax

Driving an RFC to resolution when every team has conflicting needs

5-7 day simulationAdvanced

First email from Jordan Ellis

The New Voice

Stepping into a Staff role when the job is no longer the code — it's the people, the systems, and the influence

3-5 day simulationBeginner

First email from Raj Mehta

The Unmaintained Foundation

A critical system nobody owns is rotting — making the case that maintenance is strategic

5-7 day simulationAdvanced

First email from Raj Mehta

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