Coaching cards for engineering managers

Better conversations, one card at a time

200 real coaching prompts and frameworks for your 1:1s, feedback, retros and stakeholder conversations. Swipe through scenario-based questions that go deeper than “how’s it going?”, and skip the theory.

Download on the App Store iPhone · Free to download · Works offline
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Built for managers

Walk into every meeting prepared

Each card is a question or prompt with a line of context on why it works. No courses, no long reads: open a deck, swipe, and pick the question you want.

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Swipe to decide

Swipe right to save a card to your favourites, left to dismiss it. Go through a deck in a minute before your meeting starts.

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Ten decks

1:1s, refinement, wellbeing, quotes, coaching, team building, performance, strategy, leadership and frameworks.

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Favourites, synced

Save the questions you like and revisit them before a 1:1. Favourites stay in step across your devices with iCloud.

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Write your own

Add your own prompts for your team in a My Cards deck, alongside the built-in ones.

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Share a card

Send a single card as an image to a colleague, or use one to start a retro.

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Offline and private

All the decks live on your phone, so it works on the train or in a meeting room with no signal. No account needed.

Ten decks, 200 cards

Real cards from the real decks

Here is one card from each deck, exactly as it appears in the app. Four decks are free, six are premium.

1:1 Questions

15 cards

Meaningful questions for your one-on-one meetings

What part of your work energizes you the most?

Understanding what motivates your team member helps you align their work with their interests.
Free

Refinement

21 cards

Questions to improve sprint planning and refinement sessions

What could go wrong with this implementation?

Identifies potential risks and edge cases early.
Free

Wellbeing

15 cards

Support mental health and work-life balance

How can we make work less stressful?

Identify stressors and brainstorm improvements.
Free

Quotes

59 cards

Inspirational and leadership quotes

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Nelson Mandela
Free

Coaching

18 cards

Powerful coaching questions to unlock potential

What’s the real challenge here for you?

Gets to the heart of the issue beyond surface-level problems.
Premium

Team Building

12 cards

Questions to strengthen team dynamics and collaboration

How can we better support each other during challenging times?

Builds resilience and mutual support systems.
Premium

Performance

11 cards

Questions for performance management and improvement

What metrics best reflect the impact of your work?

Identifies meaningful ways to measure contribution.
Premium

Strategy

11 cards

Strategic thinking and planning questions

What would we do differently if we were starting fresh today?

Challenges existing approaches and encourages innovation.
Premium

Leadership

17 cards

Inspire and guide your team to success

What is the most appropriate leadership style in this situation?

Consider direct, support, coach, delegate and why?
Premium

Frameworks

21 cards

Coaching and leadership frameworks

PETALS

A model for assessing team health: Productivity, Enjoyment, Teamwork, Affirmation, Learning, Serenity.
Premium

In the app

Simple, bright and quick

EngMan screenshot: 1:1 Questions. A real card for your next one-on-one
1:1 Questions A real card for your next one-on-one
EngMan screenshot: Ten decks. 1:1s, wellbeing, coaching, strategy and more
Ten decks 1:1s, wellbeing, coaching, strategy and more
EngMan screenshot: Frameworks. GROW, SMART, DORA and more on a single card
Frameworks GROW, SMART, DORA and more on a single card
EngMan screenshot: Favourites. Swipe right to save, revisit before a meeting
Favourites Swipe right to save, revisit before a meeting
EngMan screenshot: Your own cards. Write prompts for your team
Your own cards Write prompts for your team
EngMan screenshot: Make it yours. Tint colour, appearance and your subscription
Make it yours Tint colour, appearance and your subscription

Free to start

Unlock every deck when you’re ready

Download EngMan free and use the 1:1 Questions, Refinement, Wellbeing and Quotes decks. Unlock the rest of the decks with a subscription, or pay once.

Free

£0

  • 1:1 Questions
  • Refinement
  • Wellbeing
  • Quotes
  • Favourites and your own cards

Lifetime

£14.99 one-off

  • Every deck, forever
  • Pay once, no renewals

Private by design

Your notes stay yours

Decks, favourites and your own cards live on your device, and sync through your own iCloud. Read how little we collect in the privacy policy.

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Free to download · iPhone

Ask a better question in your next 1:1

200 coaching cards, ready in your pocket.

Download on the App Store Requires iOS 18.5 or later