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Hi, I’mFabiana Godínez.

Turning AI into Effective Workflows, Stronger Collaboration & Smarter Decision-Making.

Leadership · Communication · Collaboration · Critical Thinking · AI Adoption

I work with technology leaders and teams who are navigating AI, growth, and constant change — and need the way people work to evolve with the technology.

I help them strengthen how they lead, communicate, collaborate, think critically, and make decisions, so AI becomes part of better ways of working rather than just another tool.

As founder of The Developer Lab, I’ve turned this experience into methodologies and programs that allow us to extend the work when a project needs continuity, a repeatable approach, or scale.

18YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
14,000+LEADERS SUPPORTED
12COUNTRIES
1,000+HOURS OF 1:1 EXECUTIVE COACHING

02 / When I help

When I can help your organization

01

When technical experts need to step into leadership

Moving from being great at the work to leading the people doing the work is a completely different challenge. I help technical professionals learn to set direction, delegate, develop others, and stop carrying every decision themselves.

The challenge
Strong technical expertise, but limited experience leading people.
02

When teams need stronger cross-functional collaboration

When Engineering, Product, and business are not aligned, teams lose time in friction, back-and-forth, and decisions that never quite get made. I help them create the clarity and conversations needed to move together.

The challenge
Cross-functional friction, unclear ownership, and slow decision-making.
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When AI needs to become part of how work actually gets done

Having access to AI is one thing. Changing the way a team actually works with it is another.

I help leaders and teams move from individual experiments to shared workflows, clearer responsibilities, and better decisions about where AI adds value — and where critical thinking still matters.

The challenge
AI tools are available, but workflows, expectations, roles, and responsibilities have not evolved with them.

03 / How I work

How I work

I turn real organizational challenges into focused interventions that help people work, lead, and make decisions differently.

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Shift perspectives and open the right conversations

Sometimes the first thing a team needs is a different conversation. I help people question assumptions, build shared language, and put the real issues on the table.

Formats

  • Keynotes
  • Talks
  • Panels
  • Executive conversations
KEYNOTES, TALKS, AND EXECUTIVE CONVERSATIONS
02

Build skills that change behavior

The goal is not to learn something in a workshop and forget it a week later. I help leaders and teams turn leadership, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking into practical behaviors they can use at work.

Formats

  • Workshops
  • Leadership development programs
  • Executive coaching
  • Learning experiences
  • Team-building experiences
WORKSHOPS, LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND TEAM-BUILDING EXPERIENCES
03

Align teams and embed change into day-to-day operations

A good conversation matters only if something changes afterward. We turn insights into agreements, decisions, practices, and workflows that can become part of how the team actually operates.

Formats

  • Consulting
  • Strategic facilitation
  • Team interventions
  • Human-centered AI adoption
CONSULTING, TEAM INTERVENTIONS, AND CHANGE

04 / Focus areas

Results I help create across leaders, teams, and organizations

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Technical leadership

  • Technical leaders who can lead people, set direction, prioritize, delegate, and make decisions beyond their own individual contribution.
  • Teams with greater autonomy, clear ownership, and less dependence on constant manager involvement.
  • Performance conversations that help people grow through clear expectations, useful feedback, and stronger accountability.
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Communication and collaboration

  • Engineering, Product, and business aligned around priorities, risks, and decisions so less time is lost to friction and rework.
  • Technical and product presentations that make complexity clear, relevant, and actionable for different audiences.
  • Communication and influence that help people build alignment and move decisions forward.
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AI adoption and change

  • Teams that move from isolated experiments to intentional AI adoption.
  • AI used with critical thinking and accountability, so people know what to review, what to challenge, and what decisions still belong to them.
  • AI embedded into real workflows to speed up execution, protect quality, and reduce rework.

05 / Track record

The experience behind my work

I understand the realities of technology organizations from the inside.

I spent 10 years working inside technology companies, experiencing firsthand the pressure to deliver, the complexity of working across functions, and how difficult it can be to turn strategy into day-to-day execution.

Fabiana Godínez in a professional environment
IN-HOUSE EXPERIENCE IN TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS

For the past eight years, I’ve brought that experience into my work with technical leaders and teams — helping them navigate change and strengthen the leadership, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and AI adoption behind better ways of working.

Fabiana Godínez facilitating a participatory session
FACILITATION AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT

COACHING AND RECOGNITION

Top 15 Coaches in Mexico City 2023

In 2023, Influence Digest Media recognized me as one of Mexico City’s Top 15 Coaches.

Through executive coaching, I work with leaders who need to make important decisions, navigate difficult conversations, and lead meaningful change across their teams.

Fabiana Godínez in a professional conversationInfluence Digest recognition naming Fabiana Godínez among Mexico City’s Top 15 Coaches in 2023
EXECUTIVE COACHING AND CONVERSATIONS · INFLUENCE DIGEST 2023

06 / Organizations and communities

Organizations, teams, and communities that have shaped my work

An 18-year journey built alongside technology companies, global organizations, leadership teams, and professional communities.

In-house experience in technology companies

Organizations where I built my corporate career and learned firsthand how technology businesses operate from the inside.

Clients and organizations I’ve worked with

Selected organizations that have trusted me and my team with consulting, keynotes, leadership development, executive coaching, and team-building experiences.

Institutions, communities, and partnerships

Organizations and partners I’ve worked with through events, founder advisory, gender equity initiatives, and community building.

07 / The Developer Lab

The Developer Lab

From individual expertise to a repeatable methodology and a specialized team built to scale impact.

When a project needs multiple cohorts, continuity, a repeatable methodology, or a broader consulting team, I bring in The Developer Lab so we can extend the work without losing the depth or quality of the intervention.

EXPLORE THE DEVELOPER LAB

08 / Let’s talk

Tell me what your organization is navigating.

Let’s look at where leadership, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, or AI adoption is getting stuck — and figure out what would actually help move the work forward.

Fabiana Godínez smiling beside a window