About me

👋 I’m Djordje – Coach for Tech CEOs, Founders & CTOs who want to lead with emotional intelligence, not emotional reactivity.

I’ve spent 15+ years in the tech industry – from software engineer to Senior Engineering Manager – building teams, scaling products, and leading through pressure, conflict, and constant change.

But here’s what I learned the hard way:

At the top, technology isn’t the problem.
People are.

Co-founders.
Executives.
Investors.
Strong personalities.
Teams who need clarity while you’re managing chaos behind the scenes.
Your own emotional reactions during high-stakes conversations.

Most tech leaders aren’t trained for this part.
I wasn’t either – until I was forced to learn.

And once I did, everything changed.

🧠 Why I teach emotional intelligence to executive tech leaders

Throughout my career, I noticed a pattern:

Brilliant founders, CEOs, CTOs, and senior engineers were failing not because of strategy, product, or technology… but because of EQ blind spots:

Misalignment at the top
Emotional reactivity during conflict
Inability to influence without pushing harder
Tension with co-founders or executive peers
Pressure that kills clarity, focus, and presence
Leading by fixing instead of leading by thinking

EQ isn’t a soft skill.
It’s an executive operating system.

Once leaders master it, everything else becomes easier:
communication, decision-making, relationships, retention, delivery – even thinking.

This realization is what led me to create The Chronicles of a High-EQ Leader.

I write for the people at the top – the ones carrying responsibility that others rarely see.

Expect:

actionable EQ frameworks
leadership insights for high-stakes situations
strategies for co-founder alignment
tools for handling conflict with clarity rather than force
guidance on managing emotional triggers during pressure
stories from real tech leadership scenarios
ways to lead without slipping into fixer mode

My goal is simple:
to help tech leaders perform under pressure – without losing themselves in the process.

🧭 My Journey (Short Version)

Master’s in Software Engineering.
15+ years in engineering and leadership roles.
Built and led multiple teams across industries.
Coached over 50 engineers and tech leaders – now coaching CEOs, CTOs, and founders.
Learned that emotional intelligence is the difference between leadership that survives and leadership that scales.

💼 Work With Me 1:1

I coach Tech CEOs, Founders & CTOs to:

navigate high-stakes conversations with emotional precision
communicate clearly under pressure
defuse conflict without losing authority
break out of fixer mode
build leadership presence that people trust
lead teams without burning out

If you want to explore whether this coaching is right for you, book an Executive EQ Strategy Session on my Coaching page.

💪 Outside of Leadership

I’m a long-time fitness enthusiast – handball, bodybuilding, and disciplined routines that shaped the way I approach leadership:
clarity, consistency, resilience.

Just like fitness, emotional intelligence is a practice.
Not a theory.

Join the Movement

If you want to become a calmer, more influential, emotionally intelligent leader —
you’re in the right place.

Subscribe to The Chronicles of a High-EQ Leader and let’s raise the standard of leadership in tech.

– Djordje
Founder, The Chronicles of a High-EQ Leader