In Europe and the USA, mentoring and coaching have long been a part of life. In Russian IT, mentoring is only gaining momentum. Discussed with Giorgi Mogelashviliglamcoder, Lead Developer from Booking.com, how mentoring affects a developer's career, does everyone really need a mentor and is it worth pinning their hopes on.
George teaches at the online school Otus.ru, included in the program committee of the conference TeamLeadConf and programs for more than 15 years. During this time, I made a trip to and from managers more than once, changing the focus between the code and the team. Also engaged in coaching and mentoring . We talked to him and found out why mentoring is so popular, and why people are ready to help others for free or almost free. Link to the recording of the webinar at the end of the article.
Mentoring vs. coaching
First, let's figure out the concepts. There are two ways (well, besides psychotherapy) of helping others in a one-on-one conversation: coaching and mentoring.
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