Focus Your Growth by Giving and Receiving Mentoring
Once you are part of a community, the value of helping others and of being helped becomes clear. We cannot become our best alone. Giving and receiving mentoring is an awesome way to connect more deeply with peers. This chapter will show you how to do it.
In this chapter, we will explain a couple of concepts vital to understanding the role mentoring has in your career. These concepts are that it takes a village to build a developer, and mentoring is not a one-way street. You will also learn how to be selective and intentional in your mentoring relationships, how to find a mentor, and how to be a good mentor.
The main topics of this chapter are the following:
- It takes a village to build a developer
- Mentoring is not a one-way street
- Being selective and intentional
- Finding a good mentor
- Being a good mentor
By the end of the chapter, you will understand the need for mentorship and peer coaching, be...
