Free email mini-course launching Early 2025!

7 Lies You've Been Told About Leadership.

Who taught you to lead? For most, context and clichés have been your mentors, and you've inherited their flaws and biases. Based on thousands of hours of research, the 7 Lies mini-course will expose common leadership defects and help you develop the features your team wishes you had. The features you wish you had.

It's 100% free, last for seven weeks, and concludes with a free coaching call

Find your confidence.

I didn't realise how hard this would be

I feel like I'm constantly letting my team down

I don't have enough time to do it all

I have no one I can turn to for help

Meet the Founder.

Darren is a senior tech leader and coach with decades of experience helping managers build thriving teams that exceed expectations and genuinely love their work.


A lifelong learner and born fixer, he has a rare ability to uncover simple yet powerful solutions to complex, interconnected problems.


Known for his empathy, people-first leadership style, and coaching skills, he's the person other leaders turn to for help unlocking their team's potential.



I'm a proudly people-first leader of leaders, with a unique ability to connect with the human inside the engineer and amplify their brilliance.

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Darren Nicholl

Founder, Human Engineers

  • 20+

    years of experience driving tech innovation across the fintech, gaming and retail industries

  • 3x

    team growth in 2 years while maintaining top engagement scores

  • 5.5M+

    customers rely on the software my teams have built, every day

  • 50+

    engineering leaders coached, empowered, and inspired 

Free, no sign-up needed

Transformational People Leadership?

While every company is unique, the need for exceptional leadership is universal. Backed by decades of leadership experience and research we've created the S3 Leadership Model. This revolutionary approach finally puts people first to create healthy, sustainable, and fulfilling ways of working, leading to greater results, higher engagement and increased wellbeing over outdated methods. 

See me

Discover the human behind every engineer and forge high-bandwidth connections with them. Identify their strengths, core values, and deeper purpose to ignite engagement and growth.

Steer me

Elevate communication to provide context, align work with the mission, and increase clarity, purpose, and focus to unlock innovation.

Scale me

Enable deep, focused work to tackle the problems that truly matter. Align objectives to individual strengths to amplify success and unleash the full potential of your team.

The S3 Leadership Model isn't just a framework—it's a proven system to deliver exceptional results while prioritising your people's well-being and happiness.

Test. Learn. Grow.

Our process integrates the Infinite Growth Loop, a model developed by culture specialists Anthem. By consciously defining intentions, actions, and outcomes, teams adopt smarter ways of working, escape the trap of busy mode, and drive greater results.

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Help starts with a conversation.

If you want to discuss a team or leadership challenge you're facing or just have a question about the 7 Lies mini-course, I'd love to hear from you.

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Who taught you to lead?

Who taught you to lead? For most new leaders, context and clichés have been your mentors, and you've inherited their bad practices. Based on thousands of hours of research, the 7 Lies mini-course will expose common leadership defects and help you develop the features your team wishes you had. 

The features you wish you had.