SEA COWS

Sam Lindstrom

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VARIOUS MUSINGS ON MENTORSHIP

Thank you

  • Evaluate great mentors

  • Analyze ideal traits of a mentee

  • Understand the value in mentorship

Objectives

What is a mentee?

not quite

  • Accelerate Learning
  • Solidify Understanding
  • Foster Collaboration
  • Develop Interpersonal Skills
  • Career Growth

Why Should I care about mentorship?

A: Mentorship creates competent Developers & Stronger Teams

On Mentors...

Send the elevator back down

According to the 2016 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, developers correlate higher salary with a mentorship program than a college degree.

Great mentors...

  • Build trust

  • Are patient

  • Challenge appropriately

  • Check in frequently

  • Are available for questioning

  • Put pride aside

  • Celebrate victories!

become a mentee 

1.) HAVE a growth mindset

Become a mentee

2.) evaluate areas of desired improvement

Become a mentee

3.) Engage w/ the community

 

Become a mentee

4.) Identify potential mentors

Become a mentee

5.) ASK

Become a mentee

From good to great

Deliberate Practice

Great mentees...

1.) Are proactive

GREAT MENTEES...

2.) Remain Flexible

GREAT MENTEES...

3.) Are accountable

GREAT MENTEES...

4.) Are present

GREAT MENTEES...

5.) Take notes

GREAT MENTEES...

  • This can be nerve-wracking
  • Don't beat yourself up
  • We all started from a place of inexperience

Remember

  • Use observations and experiences to mentor others
  • Find more mentoring relationships

Pay it forward

  • Evaluate great mentors

  • Analyze ideal traits of a mentee

  • Understand the value in mentorship

Objectives

Questions?

Thanks!

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