Turning devs into
self-directed,
business-savvy
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8 weeks, 15 minutes a day
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Built for devs. Loved by devs.
Soft Skills Training 4 Your Engineers
In an industry obsessed with tools, treating technology as both the problem and the solution, Utterskills unlocks the potential you're already paying for: the people behind the keyboards.
Cheat Code: Human Skills
At the core of business is human interaction and the right attitude - even in tech!
Get it right and performance jumps 40%; get it wrong and 70% of projects fail - numbers don't lie.
Built for People in Tech
Unlike generic soft-skill courses, Utterskills is built especially for software engineers.
Efficient: experience over theory, ready to apply immediately. And the format is award-winning.
You can't afford not to
Count the hours you burn on meetings, misunderstandings, and rework.
Name a reason not to fix that:
Well?
What Our Clients Say
"In the e-com and tech world, projects rarely fail because of technology, they fail because of people. With Utterskills, we strengthened exactly those soft skills, and the impact on our collaboration was immediately noticeable. A clear recommendation from Seidemann Web GmbH." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oliver Richter
CEO Seidemann Web GmbH
"I genuinely consider this course hugely valuable for our developers. For junior to mid-level developers, those aiming for leadership, and developers in client-facing roles, it offers a clear, structured way to strengthen communication, collaboration and business-focused skills." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dung Nguyen
Head of Engineering NFQ Asia
"As a developer at Mozilla, this course helped me level up far beyond just writing code. The practical hooks and hacks for communication, collaboration, and thinking in terms of business impact gave me the confidence to speak up when something's going wrong. It's made me a stronger team member, and it directly contributed to my promotion." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Abhishek Nagekar
Security Engineer Mozilla
"What made this training stand out was how usable everything was. My team walked out with handouts full of techniques they could put into practice right away. And they did. It wasn't theory; it was real, relevant, and it improved the way we work together. You can feel that it was built with developers and real project life in mind." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sascha Sölter
CEO Sölter & Partner
"In the e-com and tech world, projects rarely fail because of technology, they fail because of people. With Utterskills, we strengthened exactly those soft skills, and the impact on our collaboration was immediately noticeable. A clear recommendation from Seidemann Web GmbH." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oliver Richter
CEO Seidemann Web GmbH
"I genuinely consider this course hugely valuable for our developers. For junior to mid-level developers, those aiming for leadership, and developers in client-facing roles, it offers a clear, structured way to strengthen communication, collaboration and business-focused skills." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dung Nguyen
Head of Engineering NFQ Asia
"As a developer at Mozilla, this course helped me level up far beyond just writing code. The practical hooks and hacks for communication, collaboration, and thinking in terms of business impact gave me the confidence to speak up when something's going wrong. It's made me a stronger team member, and it directly contributed to my promotion." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Abhishek Nagekar
Security Engineer Mozilla
"What made this training stand out was how usable everything was. My team walked out with handouts full of techniques they could put into practice right away. And they did. It wasn't theory; it was real, relevant, and it improved the way we work together. You can feel that it was built with developers and real project life in mind." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sascha Sölter
CEO Sölter & Partner
"In the e-com and tech world, projects rarely fail because of technology, they fail because of people. With Utterskills, we strengthened exactly those soft skills, and the impact on our collaboration was immediately noticeable. A clear recommendation from Seidemann Web GmbH." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oliver Richter
CEO Seidemann Web GmbH
"I genuinely consider this course hugely valuable for our developers. For junior to mid-level developers, those aiming for leadership, and developers in client-facing roles, it offers a clear, structured way to strengthen communication, collaboration and business-focused skills." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dung Nguyen
Head of Engineering NFQ Asia
"As a developer at Mozilla, this course helped me level up far beyond just writing code. The practical hooks and hacks for communication, collaboration, and thinking in terms of business impact gave me the confidence to speak up when something's going wrong. It's made me a stronger team member, and it directly contributed to my promotion." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Abhishek Nagekar
Security Engineer Mozilla
"What made this training stand out was how usable everything was. My team walked out with handouts full of techniques they could put into practice right away. And they did. It wasn't theory; it was real, relevant, and it improved the way we work together. You can feel that it was built with developers and real project life in mind." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sascha Sölter
CEO Sölter & Partner
Recognize These?
Leading developer teams comes with its own headaches, and nearly every tech company faces them. If you catch yourself nodding more than once below, there's still a lot of untapped potential in your teams.
Teams that do not self-drive
"If I stop watching, it falls apart. I'm tired of babysitting. How do I make them own the work?"
No ownership, no drive, camera-off mentality. Decisions go up to you. People wait for instructions. Without your steer, work moves by escalation, not initiative. You become the bottleneck.
- ⚠️ Low engagement, negative mindset
- ⚠️ Low trust in team
- ⚠️ Leader burnout risk
Too much tech, not enough business
"We keep optimizing architecture while competitors optimize revenue."
Your teams are great at code, but weak at business thinking. They chase sophisticated solutions over outcomes. Status updates read like logs, not business progress. Overengineering slows delivery.
- ⚠️ Overfocus on tech
- ⚠️ Silo thinking and missing big picture
- ⚠️ Weak alignment to company goals
You take the heat
"Promised in 4 weeks, shipped in 10. How do I explain that to the board again?"
You answer for results you don't directly control. You translate developer speak and defend roadmaps that looked certain on slides but broke in delivery. Your credibility is on the line.
- ⚠️ Permanent translator between tech and business
- ⚠️ Promises miss, no consequences; you take the blame
- ⚠️ Personal credibility on the line
Soft skills, hard costs
"Half their week is meetings. They talk nonstop. Why don't we get better?"
You fund costly meetings where high-paid engineers do what they're worst at: communicate. Your projects fail mainly due to people issues (poor communication and organization) - not tech problems.
- ⚠️ Communication problems
- ⚠️ Low interest in generic soft skills
- ⚠️ No engineer-fit courses available
How To Fix this
As a manager, you can only fix part of this. You set goals and structure, but your developers must meet you halfway - update their mindset and expand their (soft) skills.
1. Shift their mindset more towards to business-savvy
Developers need to understand that tech matters, but the goal is solving business problems. Think big picture and end-to-end. Own commitments, make trade-offs, and act professionally.
2. Get them on board for the real edge: human skills
Data is clear: over 70% of tech project failures come from human issues, not technology. Communication, ownership, collaboration, and organization decide outcomes. The highest-impact lever isn't more tools - it's human skills
3. Provide developer-ready soft-skills training
Generic soft-skill courses rarely work for engineers. Pick skills that match real tech work instead, then teach them the engineer way: logical, step by step, with clear frameworks, checklists, and daily practice. Skip the "chair-circle" seminars.
Coding is half the job - we teach the other half.
Soft Skills 4 Hard Coders
Carefree all-in-one video course solution
8 weeks, 15 minutes a day
Fits into everyday work and busy schedules
On demand, fully online; no seminars or offsites
Fast results: Learnings can be put directly into practice
Built For Devs. Loved By Devs.
Award-winning teaching method "hooks & hacks"
Learning that feels like binge-watching a Netflix show
What changes for:
The Team
- From tech-only to business-aware decisions
- From passive to proactive communication
- From tech jargon to clear language for non-tech stakeholders
- From complaint mode to ownership and initiative
You
- Less babysitting - team takes real ownership, more accountability, fewer escalations
- Higher employee satisfaction and 20% turnover reduction
- Your leadership brand rises - better team results and morale (a.k.a. promotion fuel).
The Facts
Project Failure Quota
For 20 years, about 70% of software projects have been labeled 'unsuccessful' despite better tech - mainly due to weak communication and process skills.
Time Spent In Meetings
On average, devs now spend more than half of their workweek in meetings - what they're worst at: interacting with other people. Expensive! Do the math.
Talent Not Job-Ready
In tech, over 73% of applicants lack core soft skills - meaning 3 out of 4 hires prepared to perform at a professional level.
The Opportunity
Performance Boost
Effective team communication can boost performance by up to 40% by improving understanding and reducing conflict. Name a bigger lever.
Boost in Engagement
Deloitte found that soft-skills training boosted engagement and satisfaction for 62% of IT professionals and reduced turnover by 20%, improving overall retention.
It's About People, Not Code
Research shows that 85% of job success comes from well-developed soft and people skills, while only 15% comes from technical expertise.
Your path to a self-driving team in 3 steps
In just three simple steps, from initial contact to the start of your team's transformation. We make it as easy as possible for you.
Book a free consultation
See if it fits in 15 minutes. Bring your questions, we'll map your team's challenges and show exactly how we'd tackle them.
Enroll your team
Just provide participant emails, checkout online and they are ready to go. Enjoy discounts for multiple seats per course.
They start right away
From now on, zero overhead for you - your team will start the transformation independently without disrupting daily operations.
About Us
Straight out of the Black Forest in Germany, we are Florian and Gigi, the founders behind Utterskills. We met studying computer science and have spent almost 20 years in the tech industry. Florian comes more from the tech side, Gigi more from the business side – so we know both worlds and where they clash.
We learned early: great developers aren't defined by clean code alone. How you communicate, handle chaos and work with people – that's the real leverage. We call it skills beyond code.
Because there were almost no useful courses for this, we decided to build them ourselves. Our logo is a bridge for a reason: Utterskills connects the tech and business worlds where devs actually work.
For our lessons, we asked dozens of experienced experts one question: "What are the top 3 tips you wish you'd had at the start of your career?" The result: practical, no-fluff industry hacks we happily use ourselves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ask any developer if they've ever had a great idea ignored or watched someone less skilled get promoted - over 70% say yes, and it bothers them. The difference isn't more code. It's communication, influence, and presence.
In fact, research from Harvard, Stanford, and the Carnegie Foundation shows that 85% of career success comes from well-developed people skills, not just technical ability. And with AI and automation rising fast, the demand for human skills is skyrocketing - up 53%, according to the World Economic Forum.
Meanwhile, tech skills age fast. New frameworks. New stacks. New tools. But the skills in this course? They last a lifetime - and fast-track developers toward more recognition, more responsibility, and more meaningful work.
This isn't a generic soft skills seminar. It's tailor-made for the tech industry, created by developers for developers. Every example, situation, and persona is pulled from real-life tech environments. No fluff, no theory overload - just practical insights you can apply immediately.
The course is based on hundreds of interviews with seasoned engineering leaders, packed with the kind of advice and proven team practices they wish they'd known earlier. Think of it as a collection of real-world tech career hacks - delivered in a way that's smart, relevant, and easy to put into action.
Invest It Right
Stop wasting training budget on yet another fairy-tale tech conference. Get your developers ready for the real world - upgrade their communication, mindset, and impact.