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Spec sheet 07 // about East Hampton, NY 11937

one coach. one job.

We help new engineering managers get good at managing. That’s all we do.

Two armchairs and a low table with a notebook and a whetstone in a quiet studio
Fig. 5 // the room on Dahlia Drive
Spec 02 // origin

the best engineer gets the worst manual.

Teams promote their strongest builder to manager. Then hand over a calendar and no instructions. The skills that earned the title stop being the skills the job needs.

Whetstone exists for that gap. The first ninety days set the habits. Good ones compound. Bad ones calcify.

Short engagement. Hard edge.

So the work is short, specific and fixed. Six weeks. One coach. Weekly sessions in East Hampton. A written plan at the end. No open-ended retainer. No fog.

Spec 03 // working rules

how we work

  • 01

    plain talk.

    We say the thing. Kindly. Directly. No jargon wrapped around it.

  • 02

    your real week.

    Sessions run on your actual problems, not a slide deck. Bring what happened on Tuesday.

  • 03

    patterns, not people.

    Feedback is anonymous and read as a pattern. We never chase who said what.

  • 04

    a finish line.

    Week six ends. You leave with a document and run it without us.

  • 05

    one price.

    $1,200. Fixed. One invoice. Nothing added mid-engagement.

Spec 04 // we say / we don’t

what we are. what we aren’t.

a coach who has sat in your chair.

We work on the exact first-time-manager problems: 1:1s, feedback, delegation, your own boss.

not a therapist.

We stay on the job. Work problems, work habits, work plans.

not a curriculum.

No modules to finish. The agenda is whatever is on your desk this week.

not forever.

Six weeks, then you’re on your own. That’s the point.

talk it through(631) 375-2247
Spec 05 // fit check

who this is for

Engineers promoted to manager in the last year or so. Teams of two to fifteen. Someone who’d rather be told than flattered.

  • You were an IC six months ago.
  • Your calendar is eating your code time.
  • You’ve put off a hard conversation.
  • You want it on paper by day 42.
Signs it’s a fit
Engagement sheet
Length
6 weeks
Sessions
Weekly 1:1
Feedback
360 readout, week 3
Deliverable
90-day written plan
Fee
$1,200 fixed
Billing
One invoice
Where
East Hampton, NY
Spec 06 // the front desk

pick up the phone.

Phone first. We answer Mon–Thu 11am–5pm · Fri to 2pm.

Card 01 // call

talk to a human

(631) 375-2247
Mon–Thu
11am–5pm
Fri
to 2pm
Sat–Sun
closed
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Card 02 // visit

find the studio

165 Dahlia Drive
East Hampton, NY 11937

Sessions in person on Dahlia Drive. Call first.

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info@whetstoneexecutive.com