Tech Leading - Coaching and Mentoring

April 10, 2024 · View on GitHub

Growing developers: Ask for solutions instead of giving them Takeaway: Don't give people solutions - ask them to find the solution on their own. Ask them for 3 possible approaches they could take then discuss the solutions. Get the team to come up with guidelines. The team hone their skills and gain shared knowledge. You stop being a bottleneck. Give them a timebox and help them understand constraints like time to implement.
Napthali Hoff - Decide what (and when) to delegate

Training Courses and Videos

Eric Hodel - Lessons in Mentorship [26:26] Takeaway: Good set of guidelines for technical mentoring - respect their space, build confidence, how to manage frustrations and thinking tools you can use to help explain technical concepts (amongst others).
Erika Carlson - 10 Lessons for Growing Junior Developers [35:28] Takeaway: Make sure people have the time to mentor. Set clear expectations. Don't give feedback when people are in crisis. Understand how people take feedback.
Mike Figliuolo - Lynda - Setting Team and Employee Goals 💲
Lisa Gates - Lynda - Coaching and Developing Employees 💲

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