The capability is there.
The direction is here.
Leadership development for software managers at every inflection point, and the organizations that depend on them.
The Problem Worth Solving.
Every year, some of the best engineers in the world are promoted into management. Most of them are not ready. Not because they lack intelligence or commitment, but because nobody taught them how to operate as a leader.
The gap between knowing what good management looks like and knowing how to actually do it, day after day, with real people, under real pressure, is where careers stall, teams suffer, and organizations absorb costs they cannot easily see.
That gap is solvable. It requires the right combination of structure, coaching, peer learning, and deliberate practice. That is what Holloran Leadership is built to provide.
The managers leading right now are already defining what your organization looks like on the other side of this.
How Holloran Leadership Helps
Jonathan Holloran works with software managers, engineering teams, and the organizations that sponsor their development. Every engagement is grounded in 20 years of practitioner experience and a decade of executive coaching.
Cohort-based development program for software managers
Structured curriculum, live coaching, and peer learning
10 weeks, maximum 10 participants per cohort
First cohort forming now (Q2 2026), enrollment open
Includes six month membership to ongoing weekly group coaching calls
Manager Atlas Program
Private coaching for managers and executives
Focused on the specific challenges you are navigating right now
ICF ACC credentialed, certified Executive Coach, software management practitioner having held roles in QA, Development, Product Management, and Executive Management
Available to program graduates and independent clients
1:1 and Group Executive Coaching
Ongoing Coaching and Community
Weekly group coaching calls with Jonathan
A consistent place to process real situations, decisions, and challenges
Built for managers who want continued development beyond a single program.
Membership available for managers at any stage
About JonathanJonathan Holloran spent 20 years in software and technology organizations, moving from QA and engineering through product management to VP of Development. He led teams through a company turnaround, significant growth, and a successful acquisition.
He is an ICF ACC credentialed executive coach and the founder of Holloran Leadership. His work focuses exclusively on software managers and engineering leaders because that is the world he came from and the problems he knows from the inside.