--- title: Coaching for newly promoted technical leaders | Peter Hall description: "Executive coaching and workshops for engineers stepping into leadership: delegation, difficult team members, leading former peers. ICF PCC coach, Munich." --- [Skip to content](https://peterhall.coach/homepage-v2#main-content) ![PH logos ECLIPSE BLACK-SMOKED WHITE\_PRIMARY-Sep-19-2025-09-29-34-1426-AM](https://peterhall.coach/hs-fs/hubfs/PH%20logos%20ECLIPSE%20BLACK-SMOKED%20WHITE_PRIMARY-Sep-19-2025-09-29-34-1426-AM.jpg?width=200&height=103&name=PH%20logos%20ECLIPSE%20BLACK-SMOKED%20WHITE_PRIMARY-Sep-19-2025-09-29-34-1426-AM.jpg) - [Home](https://peterhall.coach) - [How I Work](https://peterhall.coach/how-i-work) - [Testimonials](https://peterhall.coach/testimonials) - [Blog](https://peterhall.coach/blog) - [FAQ](https://peterhall.coach/faq) - [Book a consultation](https://peterhall.coach/book30) For newly promoted technical leaders # You were promoted for being the expert. *Now the expert is getting in the way.* What made you the go-to person doesn't make you the person people follow. Leading is a different job. It can be learned, and it doesn't take years. [Book a free intro call](https://peterhall.coach/book60?hsLang=en) [How it works](https://peterhall.coach/homepage-v2#offer) Week 6 as team leadnotes to self MonRewrote Anna's PR at 11pm. Quicker than explaining it. TueBen pushed back in stand-up. Again. Didn't say anything. ThuLunch with the old team. It went quiet when I sat down. FriCEO asked about "your team". Still sounds like someone else's. ## Four things nobody mentions when you get the promotion They're not signs you were the wrong choice. They're what the step from expert to leader looks like from the inside. 01 ### "It's faster if I do it myself" It is, this week. Meanwhile your calendar fills up, the team waits for you, and nobody grows. Delegating well is a skill, not a leap of faith. 02 ### The person who pushes back on everything Every team has one. Avoiding the conversation costs more than having it. You can learn to have it without damaging the relationship. 03 ### Leading people who were your peers Last month you complained about decisions together. Now you make them. Finding the line between friendly and in charge is awkward, and it's workable. 04 ### Having the title, not yet the authority Others don't treat you as the leader yet, and some days you don't feel like one either. Both change when you change how you show up. Expert to leader ## Practical work on the situations you're facing this month No personality frameworks to memorise. We work on real situations: the delegation you keep putting off, the one-to-one you're dreading, the meeting where you need people on board. For you ### 1:1 coaching Regular online sessions over 6 sessions. Each one starts from what's happening on your team right now, and ends with something you'll try before the next session. - 45-minute sessions, online - typically every two weeks - Confidential of course. [Book a free intro call](https://peterhall.coach/book60?hsLang=en) For your company ### Workshops for new leads For companies promoting several engineers into lead roles. A small group works through delegation, difficult conversations and leading former peers, with practice rather than slides. - Format e.g. two half-days, on-site in Munich or online. - Group size, e.g. 4-10 people - Optional 1:1 follow-up sessions [Talk about a workshop](https://peterhall.coach/book60?hsLang=en) ![Peter Hall, Executive Coach](https://peterhall.coach/hubfs/437035_502203.webp) Your coach ## I made the same jump, the hard way I'm Peter Hall. I studied electrical engineering, then spent decades in tech, from banking and defence to logistics and airlines, as an engineer, a development team lead and a startup founder. I know what it's like to be the person with the answers, and then to find that answers aren't what the team needs from you. From 2015 I worked as an agile coach with engineering teams. Since 2020 I've coached technical people one to one as they step into leadership. **ICF PCC**Professional Certified Coach **Since 2015**coaching engineering teams (agile) **Since 2020**coaching leaders one to one **ACTC · ORSC**team and systems coaching > “I've made significant advancements in key projects, enhancing both my business and personal growth.” Des Golden, Founder > “Peter helped me reconnect with my core motivations, experiment with new structures, and start moving forward again. Highly recommended for anyone who feels stuck or wants to build more consistency and clarity into their work.” Attila Victor Achenbach, TUM Venture Labs ## How we start 1. **1. Book a free intro call**Pick a time that suits you. We start with 60 minutes online. 2. **2. Tell me what's going on**We look at what's hardest right now and whether coaching or a workshop fits. No pitch. 3. **3. Start working on it**If it's a fit, we agree the format and you bring the first real situation to session one. ## Your next difficult conversation is probably already in the calendar. Let's make sure you're ready for it. [Book a free intro call](https://peterhall.coach/book60?hsLang=en) ![PH logos ECLIPSE BLACK-SMOKED WHITE\_PRIMARY-4](https://peterhall.coach/hs-fs/hubfs/PH%20logos%20ECLIPSE%20BLACK-SMOKED%20WHITE_PRIMARY-4.jpg?width=196&height=101&name=PH%20logos%20ECLIPSE%20BLACK-SMOKED%20WHITE_PRIMARY-4.jpg) - [Home](https://peterhall.coach) - [Schedule Your Breakthrough](https://peterhall.coach/book30) - [FAQs](https://peterhall.coach/faq) - [Blog](https://peterhall.coach/blog) - [Email](mailto:peter@peterhall.coach) - [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-hall-coach-munich/) - [Privacy Policy](https://peterhall.coach/privacy-policy)