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Sam Lindstrom

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VARIOUS MUSINGS ON MENTORSHIP

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• Evaluate great mentors

• Analyze ideal traits of a mentee

• Understand the value in 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.

Among 20,001 developers worldwide with at least 5 years experience

• 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

Carol Dweck: The Power of Believing That You Can Improve

2.) evaluate areas of desired improvement

3.) Engage w/ the community

4.) Identify potential mentors

5.) ASK

From good to great

Deliberate Practice

Great mentees...

1.) Are proactive

2.) Remain Flexible

3.) Are accountable

4.) Are present

5.) Take notes

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

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

Questions?

Thanks!

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