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Mentoring programmes have become a common feature of companies, big or small. Quite likely, you are informally mentoring junior colleagues or have the explicit responsibility of coaching a team.
Either way, have a look at this good list of 25 tips from experienced mentors. Mentoring is a big responsibility, which deserves to be done well.
âšïž If it ainât code, donât fix it
Following on from last weekâs tip on how the way you ship is part of your culture, a really good article on deployment best practices. In short: build up observability, and deploy very often, for every code change.
đ©âđ» Itâs all about people
From Jeff Bezos back in 2010, explaining how we are what we choose:
âOne day youâll understand that itâs harder to be kind than cleverâ
Itâs less about the gifts you may have (which are easy), and more about the choices you make (which are harder). A great lesson worth sharing.
I hope you enjoyed this. Have a great week!
Fabrice
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