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How To Create Ownership

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Taha HussainThe Engineering Career Coach | Ex - Microsoft, Yahoo, SAP, Walmart
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1 hour, 31 minutes
Course Overview

You’ve done the work.

You’ve earned the trust of your team.

You solve problems. You take initiative.

And yet, when it comes to the next step in your career, things feel unclear.

This course is for engineers who want to grow. Whether that means expanding your scope, earning more responsibility, or positioning yourself for a promotion, it starts with one shift: being seen as someone who carries the work differently.

Ownership isn’t just a mindset. It is something people feel from you. It shows up in how you respond to conflict, how you communicate when things get hard, how you handle silence, and how you carry weight without needing credit.

Across ten practical and thoughtful sections, you will explore the patterns that shape how others experience you. Often, without realizing it.

You will look at:

  • Moments where clear feedback backfires
  • The difference between helping and hovering
  • Why people stall even when the path forward is obvious
  • What people hear when you say nothing
  • Practical tools to get unstuck on your own

These are not abstract leadership lessons. They are the things that change how people trust you, work with you, and choose you for bigger opportunities and higher-leverage roles.

What you learn here applies just as much in your career as it does outside of it. The way you carry things — conversations, tension, responsibility — shapes every relationship you're in.

You do not have to become someone louder or more polished.

You just have to become someone people rely on for what matters most.

That is what this course helps you do.

Meet Taha Hussain

Taha Hussain is a seasoned engineering leader who has transformed from a curious software engineer into a strategic executive, scaling teams and impact across some of the world’s most influential companies. With leadership roles at Microsoft, Yahoo, Walmart Labs, and PlayVS, Taha has built and guided engineering organizations ranging from small startup teams to 250+ people, generating over $2.3 billion in business impact along the way.

What sets Taha apart is not just his technical acumen or executive experience—it’s his deep commitment to human-centered leadership. After leaving a 7-figure role in 2022, he dedicated himself fully to coaching ambitious engineers toward transformative career growth. This is why he's such a great fit to teach this course:

  • 👥 Scaled leadership: Led engineering orgs of 250+ people at major companies like Yahoo, Microsoft, Walmart Labs, and PlayVS
  • 🧠 Proven methodology: Creator of Taha’s Method, a leadership philosophy rooted in emotional intelligence and practical application
  • 🎯 Coaching impact: 600+ professionals coached, with results spanning management and high-leverage IC roles
  • 🔥 Purpose-driven mission: Left corporate leadership to build a coaching practice focused on unlocking human potential
  • 📣 Trusted voice: Widely followed thought leader on LinkedIn with 65,000+ followers, sharing real-world insights on leadership, growth, and emotional intelligence

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