Promoted from a junior engineer on Friday afternoon to senior engineer on Monday morning- how many of us really hit the ground running? Or how many need months to figure out how we need to respond to our new responsibilities?

One of the biggest issues at this level learning how to communicate. To our team. To our managers. To our product owners. To an audience. What’s appropriate? What’s professional? What are they saying? What do we hear? Should I be using AI to help?

Preparing the industry for next wave of promoted young professionals requires us to engage and support communication skills now. We’ll look at how to overcome imposter syndrome, how to establish authentic voices and how to engage tools appropriately to grow ability from the earliest possible opportunity.