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Coach Larrigan
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Leadership coaching for engineers

You're capable of more. You don't have to figure it out alone.

I coach engineers and technical leaders who know they're ready for the next level but aren't sure what's holding them back.

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20+ years in engineeringFormer CTO · TagboardNeuro-inclusive coaching

Conditions on the ground

  • You’re good at your job. The leadership stuff feels like a different game.
  • You’re ready to grow. You’re not sure what the next step actually looks like.
  • You’re navigating a promotion, a new role, or more responsibility than you’ve had before.
  • You feel like you’re figuring it out alone when you shouldn’t have to be.
  • You have ADHD. The standard leadership playbook doesn’t quite fit.

The route we take

Eight stations on the climb. Most people arrive somewhere in the middle, and we work outward from there.

  1. 1,400 ft

    Getting to the next level

    What it actually takes. Not vibes. The work, the relationships, the visibility.

  2. 2,050 ft

    Soft skills, practically

    Reading the room, managing up, navigating stakeholders without losing yourself.

  3. 2,700 ft

    Understanding what matters

    To your skip-level. To your partners. To the people around you. Leverage starts here.

  4. 3,350 ft

    Org design and team structure

    Shape the team around the work you want to do, not the work you’re stuck with.

  5. 4,000 ft

    Conflict without burning bridges

    How to say the hard thing and keep the relationship.

  6. 4,650 ft

    Executive presence and influence

    Not performative. The real thing: clarity, conviction, and knowing when to hold your ground.

  7. 5,300 ft

    Preventing burnout

    While still delivering. The goal isn’t to work less, it’s to work on what actually moves things.

  8. 5,950 ft

    Systems that work with your brain

    Especially if it’s ADHD-shaped. The standard playbook isn’t the only playbook.

Jordan Larrigan, leadership coach, photographed outdoors in natural light.
Jordan Larrigan · Kirkland, WA

I've been where you are

A few years back I was running three teams through the biggest launch our company had ever attempted. DevOps, SRE, NOC. A year of work, the whole business banking on it.

I also have ADHD. And I was burning out about once a month, like clockwork. I'd been trying to hide it. Quieter in standups. Pushing decisions down the chain. Pretending I was just taking a deep dive on something when really my brain was wrapped in wet concrete.

The team could see it before I could. So I stopped trying to hide it and started building around it. I brought people in, taught them parts of my job that could be shared, told them the truth about why. They didn't just cover for me. They got better. The launch shipped on time.

That's the work I love now. Helping engineers and technical leaders build systems that work with their brains, not against them. Twenty years as an engineer, manager, and eventually CTO at Tagboard, Stash, and Myspace taught me the craft. The ADHD taught me the rest.

From the log

Cole F. · Lead Engineer, Boeing
“His experience as a CTO was invaluable. He’s been there and understands the real-world pressures we face as engineering leaders. Because of his coaching, I’m now a stronger and more confident lead engineer.”
Jeremy L. · Senior Engineer, Microsoft
“Unlike other coaches who just asked questions, Jordan provided actionable advice based on his own extensive experience leading engineering teams. I very quickly transitioned into a Manager role within my company.”
Jeff A. · Senior Engineering Manager, Stash
“I needed practical, immediately applicable techniques to enhance team structure and project execution, and his coaching delivered precisely that. I am now leading projects more effectively.”

Ready when you are

Clarity in high-stakes roles. Better decisions. Less isolation.

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