Be ‘Mr Miyagi’ or find one!
summary
Argues that apprenticeship-style mentorship — enforced on-the-job coaching plus study — produces faster, deeper developers and cuts the skills gap, recommending concrete practices: one hour a week check-ins, voluntary mentor–mentee choice, matching by learning style, and mentor training in feedback. Cites industry figures: 75% skills shortage and an estimated $775 billion loss for 2022 (vs $302B in 2019) to show scale. Offers ten actionable rules and a workflow-ready mentoring program to create senior talent predictably.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:39Meeting Mr Miyagi
- 5:35First real mentor
- 8:47Mentoring impact
- 9:11Second mentor in law
- 13:29Career switch and loss
- 15:40Mentorship in IT
- 19:36Finding context in IT
- 20:59What is mentoring
- 22:28Apprenticeship model
- 24:56Mentor's role and duties
- 27:50Best practices for mentoring
- 33:37Workflow integration
- 37:53Selfie moment
- 38:15IT community's problem
- 43:25Mentoring benefits
- 44:54Mentoring as kata
- 46:00Call to action
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