Technical LEadership Development

We help organisations increase their innovation strength by growing the technical leadership for better and faster technical decisions, more effective teams and scalability. We help technical professionals to become effective technical Leaders. This empowers individuals and organisations to reach their full innovation potential. We offer in house and individual trainings and development programs

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Friedrich Franse Settels Savenije BV

In house programs based on engineering management experience in high tech high pace semiconductor equipment.

Programs running and appreciated for 15+ years in R&D environments worldwide.

We empower technical professionals with immersive courses on System Engineering and personal development.

Our mission is to teach state of the art innovation methods, cultivate technical leadership skills, and drive personal growth in the ever-evolving high tech landscape.

Engaging immersive trainings (case based learning)

based on experience in high tech semicon equipment developments and human interaction issues in engineering practice

Modular programs allow selection of topics for various roles in the technical organisation (architects, project leads, ...)

Engaging interactive workshops and hands-on simulations reflecting real-world scenarios.

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Learn and exercise knowledge in realistic simulations of challenges of daily engineering practice.

We focus on preacticle knowledge, ensuring it can immediately be applied for maximum impact.

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Our Programs help Technical Executives

Less escalations to CTO level, faster and better decision making, reduced risk of redesignand late (expensive) surprises

Semiconductor equipment companies depend on deep technical judgment, long-cycle decision-making, and credible technical leaders.

Traditional leadership training fails to scale this capability.

Program Value Proposition

This program industrializes technical leadership development as a process

Observable Impact

Clearer stories and decisisive proposals

Less issues reach senior technical leaders/CTO Office

Faster, higher-quality decisions

Stronger cross-domain alignment •

More effective teams

Less dependency on key individuals

Meetings shift from debate to decision

Key individuals less overloaded

Improved ownership of solutions

Fewer late surprises in development

Stronger succession pipeline

Differentiators vs. External Leadership Programs

Field-proven across multiple technology generations

Built by and for senior engineers and R&D leaders

Integrates leadership directly into real engineering work

Preserves technical credibility while increasing organizational leverage

Ongoing Quality assesment & assurance possibilities

Human Resource Function Benefits

Proven program, rooted in technology, strengths the succession pipeline.

program makes the company attractive for technical talent.

Scalability of the company by a strong expert to technical leadership transformation program

The staff development process can be integrated in existing competence/career frameworks

Better interdisciplinary co-operation between disciplines

The program strengthens the ability to listen, understand, build bridges between tem members from differnt disciplines and build high performing teams

Fast expansion of the amount of decisive and knowledgeable key technical staff

Broadening of the product portfolio requires swift growth of the key technical staff basis. Key technical staff expansion is more based on internal growth and promotion than external recruiting in view of the required deep product knowledge

A systematic approach to develop technical staff.

Clear Learning goals, visible impact, improved staff engagement

Program modularity and ongoing quality assurance enable integration into existing or new competence and career development frameworks

Engineers daily dilemmas

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Problem-Solving & Decision making Strategies

Effective strategies to tackle complex technical challenges and drive decision making under uncertainty. This makes R&D faster and more effective, transforms experts into technical leaders.

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Managing conflicting interests

In organisations, stakeholders with different roles have different focal points. Balancing the interests of various stakeholders with conflicting requirements and interests is key for complex system developments that need to be manufactured, assembled, transported, installed and serviced.

Feedback, presentation and other Communication Skills

Making clear and persuavive presentations, constructive feedback techniques, active listening skills and communication skills. These are critical for technial leaders to collaborate well with colleagues and stakeholders. Not just theory, but exercises based on extensice experience in high tech business environments world wide.

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In house Programs, topical open enrollment trainings with partners

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Comprehensive in house programs covering the fundamentals and advanced concepts of System Engineering and essential Leadership skills for technical leadership talents

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In house Programs designed to enhance leadership skills of technical staff, communication abilities, and overall personal growth. The solution to make the organisation scalable

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Specialized trainings for technical professionals aspiring to take on leadership roles. In house or by open enrollment with our partner High Tech Institute

LEADERSHIP Topics in our Programs

1. Communication Skills for Engineers: Essential communication and leadership skills to collaborate effectively in complex, multi-disciplinary projects.

2. Delegating tasks: Learn to coach junior engineers, lead teams with confidence and inspire.

3. Feedback Culture in Teams: Give and receive constructive feedback, foster a positive and productive team environment.

4. Leadership for Architects and Technical Leaders: Skills to influence stakeholders, lead without authority, steer projects effectively.

5. Time Management: Strategies to manage workloads, prioritize tasks, and negotiate deadlines.

6. Sales Skills for Engineers: Identify and create business opportunities aligned with client and organizational goals.

7. Present Your Technical Story: Gain confidence in delivering clear, concise, and impactful presentations tailored to your audience.

8. Stakeholder Management: Learn to align and collaborate with diverse stakeholders for success.

9. The Art of Reviewing: 4

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Topics in our Programs

1. System Engineering methods: The hard skills toolbox for successful development of complex systems

2. Requirements Engineering Learn how to collect, clarify, document and manage requirements and design decisions thoughout the development process

3. Function & physical breakdown of complex systems

4. Design and Budgetting for... Learn to set up and manage error budgets, reliability, availibility, cost budgets

5. Risk Management: FMEA, Process Capability assessmeRisk Register techniques 6. Concurrent Engineering: High speed development process for short time to market

6. Project Definition: How to define and initiate complex projects

7. Problem Identification and solving methods, from the McKinsey method to six sigma techniques, multiple tools will be introduced

8. System Integration: How to set up a PERT for smart integration and fast risk burn down.

9. Hands on six sigma

10. Lean Manufacturing applied

11. Evaluating technical solutions, decision making

Examples of issues we address in our trainings and programs

A brilliant engineer becomes project manager. He struggles with his new role and learns delegating, requirements menagement and building an effective team in a technical leadership training

Feedback can be taken personally if it is not done in a constructive manner. In a good manner, the relation is guarded and the issue can be addressed as such. (Tough Love)

Presentations with impact are not easy but it can be learned. This short videoa shows some of the basic principles.

Examples of issues we address in our trainings and programs

A brilliant engineer becomes project manager. He struggles with his new role and learns delegating, requirements menagement and building an effective team in technical leadership training

When presentations with stakeholders go wrong, tensions arise between team members and negative feedback can result in serious relation issues. Presentation skills, stakeholder management and constructive feedback are topics in our programs and courses

When team members do not move, when management ignores your ideas, it can feel like running into a stone wall. We teach how to deal with resistance, manage stakeholders to break through the walls and have impact.

Develop Skills to the next level: Engineering and Personal Growth

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Holistic Development

Our courses integrate technical knowledge with essential soft skills, ensuring comprehensive development for technical professionals.

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Expert-Led Training

Learn from industry experts with years of experience, gaining practical insights and actionable strategies for success.

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Career Advancement

Our programs provide with the skills and knowledge needed to advance talents careers and take on leadership roles in your business.

What our Program Participants Said.

Our in house Technical Leadership Program has is running and refined more than 15 years, and 2000+ Engineers were trained within a leading semiconductor Equipment Company

What Participants of our in-house program said

Our program was developed inside a leading semiconductor equipment company. It is running and refined over 15 years

This Program was continued over Multiple Platform Developments, reorganisations and management changes

More than 2000 Engineers trained, appreciation score always >9 (out of 10)

Our Story:

We have our roots in high tech equipment development.

We became involved in technical leaders development since effective technical leaders are essential to make innovations a market succes.

Introducing our Principal Consultants

and some of the topics we address in our Technical Leadership trainings and in house programs