The Back to Basics Workshop Series.
Bridging the gap between expectations and preparation for the leader role. A hands-on session built on the book's four dimensions of leadership, with no theory and no fluff.
From 32 chapters to your Monday morning.
Most new leaders are promoted for their technical skills, then left to figure out the rest on their own. No training, no playbook, no real preparation. The workshop takes the book's 32 short chapters, drawn from over fifteen years leading teams across global technology and outsourcing organizations, and applies them to the team you lead today.
- Each topic confronts a common expectation with how things actually work.
- Every session closes with one concrete thing you can do to get better.
- Built for first-time leaders and anyone sharpening the fundamentals.
Four dimensions of professional impact
01 / 04Managing Up
Making your boss your most important client: following up, escalating problems early, and communicating clearly.
Managing Yourself
Sustaining your drive and balancing your well-being, including living your life beyond work.
Managing Teams
Mastering the core concepts of leading and developing people, and stopping working like a team member.
Managing Sideways
Building trust and navigating peer relationships: influence without authority.
About Mateo
Facilitator
Mateo Bervejillo is a CEO, author, podcaster, and musician with more than fifteen years leading teams across global technology and outsourcing organizations, from first-time supervisor to running operations at scale.
He kept watching the same thing happen: strong individual contributors got promoted for their technical skills, then were handed a team with no training, no playbook, and no honest description of what the job actually is. He wrote Back to Basics as the guide he wishes someone had handed him, and he runs this workshop the same way. No theory, no fluff, no slideware. Real situations, direct language, and one concrete action per topic.
Sessions are conversational and built around the room: the questions your leaders actually bring set the pace, and everyone leaves with something they can use on Monday.
More about Mateo at mateobervejillo.comPraise for Back to Basics
5.0 out of 5 starsThe leadership playbook I wish I had on day one
“It's exactly what it promises: back to basics. No long theories, just practical advice and real world examples. Great quick read for both new and experienced managers.”
Adrián Halaburda · Verified Purchase
Real talk from someone who's actually been in the trenches
“As someone working toward their first leadership role, this book is gold. Short chapters, zero fluff, and every one ends with something you can act on right now.”
Aarón G. · Verified Purchase
Great resource for new leaders, useful reminders for experienced ones
“Organized into managing up, managing yourself, managing teams, and managing sideways, giving readers a 360 perspective on influencing an organization.”
Dean Barker
Ready to go back to basics?
Bring the workshop to your team, or join an upcoming session. Available on Kindle, Paperback and Hardcover if you want to start with the book.