Daniel Irvine presented at DevConf 2018 on secrets of successful mentoring. He explained that traditionally mentoring focuses too much on technical skills transfer rather than an equal partnership. A mentor should not act as a manager but as an equal partner, listening without judgment and providing constructive feedback. If mentoring embraced qualities like psychological safety, humility, advocacy and equality, it could create a more collaborative development culture where knowledge sharing is the norm.
13. DevConf 2018 Secrets of successful mentoring Daniel Irvine
Can you imagine a world where
all this is the norm?
Retro All The Time
Psychological safety
Humility
Do Disturb
No dogma allowed
Self-awareness Mastery
Advocacy
Refactoring
Viral mentoring
Dont Just Google It
Effective questioning
Active listening
Team equality