The Mentor Playbook
summary
Direct guidance from running a monthly coding class for three years with 10–20 volunteer mentors per session argues mentoring succeeds when specific practices are used: set expectations, make introductions to expand networks, remove roadblocks, practice self-care, use the stages-of-competence model and non-directive questions to teach. Surprising finding: volunteers hesitate but don’t need to be experts; a pipeline converts attendees to mentors and some mentees land their first developer jobs. Practical tools include a brag book to track progress and actionable feedback loops.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 1:46MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
- 2:35REQUIREMENTS
- 5:30STAGES OF COMPETENCE
- 8:41JARGON
- 10:14MENTOR SOMEONE
- 22:17MENTOR BETTER
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