Time for #DevDiscuss! Tonight's topic is... Mentoring co-workers Let's start with some questions - What are the principles of effective mentoring? - How do should one balance mentoring with getting their own work done? - How can orgs implement effective mentoring programs?

@ThePracticalDev Effective Mentoring: - Teach them how to fish, not fish for them - Explain "why" behind everything - Pair program when debugging a monster bug - Most Important : Be empathetic, compare yourself to them when you were at a similar experience level

@ThePracticalDev One aspect of mentoring that my mentors did for me was this: Asking if they could give me advice or feedback before giving it. That helped me so much to prepare for receiving feedback well. It also kept me from feeling like they simply "tell me what to do".

@ThePracticalDev Oh goodness, this is a whole blog post in the making, but effective mentoring has to include having a "safe space" to fail. By having this, you encourage others to learn, grow, and try, without the fear of making a major mistake.

@ThePracticalDev Here’s an article I wrote recently about mentoring software testers. (Many thanks to @TristanLombard2 and @testim_io for inspiration!) #SoftwareMentoring automationpanda.com/2020/07/28/men…

@ThePracticalDev I've struggled with mentoring—the ol' "can lead a horse to water but can't make 'em drink", spotting areas where juniors could grow and offering mentorship. But crickets. No interest in improving skills. ☹ #DevDiscuss

@ThePracticalDev Assure your mentees ure here if they have questions and they'll certainly will come to u. Do preemptively share some info that might be useful/guide them. Always explain how to solve X instead of solving X yourself. Even seniors need a bit of coaching when new to a team.

@ThePracticalDev `Teach you I will` what! I have also made a sentence:- Good twitter is

@ThePracticalDev Make time for the mentee, especially if you’re a new mentor. If your expected sprint velocity doesn’t change after taking a mentee, somethings wrong

@ThePracticalDev For me, code review is the best way to begin with mentoring, and then PRs are just the right place to do it. #CodeReview #PR

@ThePracticalDev - keep tracking of the issue most of the time the person could get stuck with shy to ask - dont do the work by your self instead give some guidance and good examples how this can be done